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Oliver Harbord

Have Chelsea just dropped a big hint about who will remain on Frank Lampard's backroom staff?

Frank Lampard is on the verge of becoming the next Chelsea head coach and is set to bring Jody Morris along as his assistant.

Alongside the former Chelsea midfielders, ex-Blues coach Chris Jones is going to return to Stamford Bridge as well, however the rest of his staff is still yet to be confirmed.

However, Chelsea may just have dropped a hint about the people who won't be staying on for the 2019/20 campaign, after updating the management page on their official website.

Luca Gotti and Marco Ianni have both left the Blues after Maurizio Sarri's departure to Juventus.

Meanwhile, goalkeeping coach Massimo Nenci is no longer on the list, with fitness coach Paolo Bertelli, who worked with Antonio Conte at the Blues, also removed from the page.

However, the big missing name is Gianfranco Zola, who came in with Sarri as an assistant coach, but only on a one-year deal.

Zola wants to continue as a head coach elsewhere, and with Morris coming in, the Italian's contract was not extended.

The only people remaining on the list are Henrique Hilario, Carlo Cudicini, medical director Paco Biosca and head of international scouting Scott McLachlan.

Lampard, Morris and Jones are expected to give the youngsters a go this season, with Ruben Loftus-Cheek also signing a new deal.

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