Everton 's new period has formally begun after Frank Lampard was confirmed as their new supervisor on Monday afternoon.
Lampard, who arrived at their Finch Farm coaching base within the morning, has signed a two-and-a-half yr contract at Goodison Park.
The 43-year-old replaces Rafael Benitez who was sacked by the Toffees a fortnight in the pastafter a run of 1 win in 13 matches.
Upon becoming a member of Lampard mentioned: 'It's a enormous honour for me to symbolize and handle a membership the scale and custom of Everton Soccer Membership.
'I am very hungry to get began. After chatting with the proprietor, Chairman and the Board, I very a lot felt their ardour and ambition. I hope they felt my ambition and the way laborious I wish to work to carry it collectively.
'You possibly can really feel the fervour Everton followers have for his or her membership. That will probably be massively necessary. As a staff - the aggressive degree that the Premier League brings and the place we're within the desk - we actually want that. It is a two-way factor.
'I believe Everton is a singular membership in that you may actually perceive what the followers wish to see. The very first thing they need is combat and want and that should all the time be our baseline.
'My first message to the gamers will probably be that we have now to do that collectively. We'll attempt to do our job and I do know the followers will probably be there backing us.'
Everton have taken their time to search out the fitting successor with Lampard, Vitor Pereira and caretaker boss Duncan Ferguson all having had second interviews with the membership's hierarchy on Friday, earlier than they then deciding on the previous England worldwide.
He'll take coaching for the primary time at 3pm at the moment as he prepares his aspect for a fourth spherical FA Cup tie with Brentford on Saturday.
He has assembled a backroom employees comprised of Joe Edwards as his assistant supervisor, Paul Clement as first staff coach and Chris Jones as first staff coach and head of efficiency.
Ferguson, who took cost of the primary staff for his or her 1-0 defeat by Aston Villa after Benitez's sacking, may also stay on Lampard's employees together with goalkeeping coach Alan Kelly.
Everton 's proprietor Farhad Moshiri, mentioned: 'I'm actually delighted that Frank has joined us. He's a powerful younger man and off the pitch.
'He has performed on the very highest degree of the sport and has soccer in his blood. He impressed us all drastically through the thorough interview course of and we're all prepared to offer him all of our assist as he seems to offer the staff a direct enhance.
In the meantime chairman Invoice Kenwright added: 'Frank impressed us drastically all through our course of, coming throughout as a contemporary, bold and thrilling younger supervisor. He expressed a transparent imaginative and prescient on how he desires to take the membership ahead and, importantly, an incredible ardour and real enthusiasm to hitch us.
'I am positive Evertonians will give him the particular welcome that solely they will and will probably be trying ahead to giving him and his teaching employees a heat Goodison welcome subsequent weekend.'
It's Lampard's first job since being sacked by Chelsea a yr in the past, following a blended spell in control of the membership he appeared 648 instances for as a participant.
He took over at Stamford Bridge in July 2019 with the Blues within the midst of a switch ban and built-in a number of younger gamers into the aspect equivalent to Mason Mount and Tammy Abraham as Chelsea completed fourth within the Premier League and reached the FA Cup closing in his debut marketing campaign.
Nevertheless, Lampard discovered the second season harder and was sacked in January 2021 after a run of 5 defeats in eight video games which had left the membership ninth within the desk.
The 43-year-old's solely different earlier job got here at Derby County, who he led to the Championship play-off closing within the 2018-19 season.
Lampard takes over at Goodison Park with Everton at present sixteenth within the Premier League desk and solely 4 factors above the relegation zone.
Former Porto and Fenerbahce boss Pereira emerged because the main candidate to be Benitez's alternative earlier this week, however a hostile fan response to his potential appointment led majority proprietor Moshiri to have a rethink.
Former Everton striker Wayne Rooney, a world team-mate to Lampard, revealed on Friday that he had turned down the chance to interview for the function.
Lampard's first recreation in cost would be the FA Cup fourth spherical tie at dwelling in opposition to Brentford on February 5, earlier than a vital Premier League fixture away at relegation rivals Newcastle United follows three days later.
The 43-year-old started work on transfers over the weekend regardless of not being formally introduced by the membership, with Donny van de Beek set to grow to be his first signing.
The out-of-favour Manchester United midfielder is near becoming a member of on mortgage for the remainder of the season, with Everton paying a price in extra of £500,000 and his £100,000-a-week wages in full.
Van de Beek is present process a medical on Merseyside however won't be able to characteristic in opposition to Brentford this weekend as a result of he's cup-tied.