Joe Edwards took Chelsea training on Monday after the dismissal of manager Frank Lampard.
The Sun says the Blues squad came together under the guidance of Edwards, who joined Lampard’s backroom team in the summer of 2019.
He a former Chelsea schoolboy player who has been a part of the Academy coaching staff since 2004.
But it is likely to be the 34-year-old’s only training session in charge – the Blues are poised to name Thomas Tuchel as Lampard’s successor.
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The German is even set to be on the bench for Wednesday’s clash against Wolves with the ‘paperwork being sorted’.
The players were ordered to NOT report for training this morning.
They were instead told to arrive this afternoon, with Lampard and club bosses locked in talks.