Former England manager Sam Allardyce believes Coventry City boss Frank Lampard is destined to become England manager in the future. The ex-West Ham United, Bolton and Sunderland boss doesn’t feel the Sky Blues boss will return to Chelsea any time soon. That’s despite speculation linking the former Blues midfielder with a sensational return to the Stamford Bride dugout. Lampard’s stock is sky high having guided Coventry back to the Premier League by winning the Championship title, a year on from heartbreak in the play-offs. It’s come as no surprise to see the 47-year-old linked with jobs in the top flight, but Allardyce doesn’t feel Lampard would return to Chelsea under the current ownership. FOLLOW ON FACEBOOK! Get more Coventry City news and analysis via our FB page Allardyce told Footy Accumulators : “I don’t think Frank Lampard is destined to go back to Chelsea anytime soon, especially under this current regime. “I do think that, if he’s managing a Premier League club in the future and doing well, he’d be a good candidate for the England job. “If you look back at his first stint at Chelsea when they had a transfer ban, he developed young players like Reece James and Mason Mount and gave them a chance. “Although he didn’t really have a choice given the financial circumstances he was under.” Lampard has already had two stints as manager at Chelsea, from 2019 to 2021 before he was sacked. He then returned as interim manager at the end of the 2023 campaign. A year later, Lampard was appointed as Sky Blues boss and has masterminded a brilliant turnaround at the CBS Arena. He’s also made it clear he would not talk about a return to Stamford Bridge earlier this month. He told Sky Sports: “Well I definitely don’t want to talk about Liam and Chelsea because I’ve been there and I never want to talk too much about managers because of context behind the scenes, etc. “I think it’s disrespectful to have a judgement on it. That’s for pundits to have a judgement. I’m Coventry manager, I’m enjoying my moment of us being promoted and winning the title, and that’s it.” Every day, the CoventryLive football desk strive to deliver all manner of news, features and transfer-related stories as a part of our overall package of Coventry City content. Our dedicated reporter Andy Turner – who you can follow on X – follows the Sky Blues home and away and offers you comprehensive coverage from matchdays, press conferences and everything that happens in between. So much happens day to day and sometimes you can struggle to keep on top of the very latest updates as and when they occur – that’s why we have produced a daily newsletter which you can sign up to, for free, and which means you’ll have a round-up of the key stories land in your email inbox. You can also get all your favourite content from CoventryLive’s Sky Blues team on WhatsApp. Sign up for breaking updates about the biggest stories in and around the club.