Chelsea aim to smooth the move for Derby County manager Frank Lampard by offering players on-loan to the Rams.

Chelsea will officially say goodbye to Maurizio Sarri this weekend after finally thrashing out a compensation deal with Juventus worth at least £5m, with add-ons taking it potentially closer to £10m.

And that will trigger a move for Lampard, who is set to take former Chelsea youth coach Jody Morris with him.

Chelsea are willing to make some of their young players available to Derby on loan next season as a sweetner to help pave the way to a deal, says the Mirror.

Lampard, 40, will be expected to work closely with former Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech, who is being lined up to return in a backroom role that has yet to be clearly defined.