Coventry City owner responds to Frank Lampard and Chelsea talk with clear message

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Frank Lampard has been linked with a return to Chelsea following the sacking of Liam Rosenior

Coventry City owner Doug King has said that Frank Lampard is in a 'happy place' with the club following their promotion success. The Sky Blues boss has been linked with Premier League sides in recent weeks after his impressive Championship campaign.

The most recent speculation concerns a potential return to Chelsea, where the midfielder enjoyed the bulk of his illustrious playing career and has held the managerial position on two previous occasions. The Blues confirmed Liam Rosenior's dismissal on Wednesday after merely three months in charge.

The move followed Chelsea's fifth consecutive Premier League defeat, a 3-0 loss to Brighton on Tuesday evening, which left them languishing in eighth position in the Premier League standings, with a fight on their hands to play European football next season.

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Given his connections to the club, it's hardly surprising that speculation has emerged regarding Lampard potentially moving back to Chelsea. King, however, seems unfazed by the situation

Speaking to BBC CWR, he said: "He's done a fantastic job, it's been an incredible 18 months for us and for him. I am sure he's in reflective mode. I said to him 'do not underestimate how difficult what you've just achieved is to do.

"He's done huge things in his playing career but to get out of this league as champions without a parachute payment, from where we've come from, is a huge achievement nobody can take away from him.

"We don't want to be in those positions, that means something has gone a little bit astray."

Coventry sealed top spot in the Championship on Tuesday evening with a commanding 5-1 victory over Portsmouth.

Celebrations are set to continue across the remaining two league fixtures, with Lampard firmly at the heart of it all.

King added: "You can see how emotionally connected (Lampard) is with the city, you can see what it meant to him to get promotion and then the title and I think he's found a happy place at the moment.

"It doesn't mean there's not going to be some staggering bid for him in the summer and he'll have to make his choices, because he's shown his credentials as a high quality head coach, but I'm not going to comment on that, I can't control it.

"I just think he's happy, I'm happy, everybody's happy, we've just got smiles on our faces and we don't worry about what may or may not happen for the head coach."