Frank Lampard has revealed what he learned from Carlo Ancelotti when the Italian manager was in charge of Chelsea.

Lampard will go head to head with his old manager Ancelotti when Chelsea travel to Everton on Saturday.

The Stamford Bridge club manager says Ancelotti was a ‘great coach and a great man’ and had a huge influence on him.

He said he would “never try and take something off someone” when asked what he learned from Ancelotti but was quick to applaud the Italian for the impact he had on Lampard both on and off the pitch.

Ahead of Chelsea’s game against Everton at Goodison Park Saturday night, he said: “I’ve been influenced by people and I was influenced by him as a player and as a man at the time.

“He’s right at the top when I speak about the managers I’ve worked with – his huge success he has had in his career, working at various clubs and one-to-one I found him a great coach and a great man.

“As I say, he influenced me and I very much at all times look forward to seeing him and speaking to him.”

New Fluminense boss Marcao wants to bring Thiago Silva back to Brazil.

As reported by Globo Esporte, he said: “Right on time, he [Silva] saw the message and said, ‘I’m going there to assist you’.

“I said, ‘Hey, not as an assistant, come to play here, come to help us, you’ll be very welcome’.

“A great affection, we exchange messages every day.”

Silva, 36, played for Fluminense as a youngster before he joined Barcelona’s youth ranks in 2000.

Reports in Italy suggest that Juventus and AC Milan have joined Barcelona in the race for Chelsea outcast Antonio Rudiger.

The Germany international has fallen down the pecking order under the management of Frank Lampard.

Inter Milan and AS Roma are reportedly equally are equally reportedly interested in signing Antonio Rudiger.

Calciomercato claims the two Serie A giants are keen on taking Rudiger back to Italy.

And they believe Chelsea are open to loaning the German defender while also allowing the option of a permanent £16million switch next summer.

Chelsea are reportedly prepared to let Rudiger leave in January.

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Italy football legend and Ballon d’Or winner Paolo Rossi has died at the age of 64.

Rossi’s wife Federica Cappelletti confirmed the news on social media, followed by his RAI colleague Enrico Varriale.

Rossi had been working with RAI as a pundit in recent years.

Fans, teammates and friends of Paolo Rossi are remembering the Italy legend and Ballon d’Or winner on social media.

During his playing career, the striker represented Juventus, Como, Vicenza, Perugia, Milan and Hellas Verona until his retirement in 1987.

However, it was as Italy’s hero in the 1982 World Cup that Rossi wrote his name in the history books.

He scored 20 goals in 48 caps for the Azzurri, including six on the way to the 1982 trophy in Spain.

His hat-trick to beat Brazil 3-2 is legendary, followed by both goals to defeat Poland 2-0 in the semi-final and finding the net in the 3-1 Final triumph against West Germany.

These exploits allowed him to win the Golden Boot as top scorer at the 1982 World Cup and consequently the 1982 Ballon d’Or as European Player of the Year.

There are reports that that Chelsea are getting ‘regular updates’ on David Alaba’s contract situation ahead of a potential move this summer.

The versatile defender is out of contract at Bayern Munich after this season and he is said to be keen to leave after spending 11 of the last 12 years at the Bundesliga club.

Alaba was offered a new contract at Bayern but after he rejected it, it’s believed the Bundesliga club took it off the table with the defender looking for a new challenge.

Eurosport report on the Blues being kept in the loop with the player’s representatives said to be expecting a chunky fee for the move despite the Austrian defender being available on a free next summer.

The report claims Chelsea would need to pay a big wage, a sizable signing on fee and significant agent fee to land Alaba this summer.

Chelsea have been installed as early favourites to lure Alaba to Stamford Bridge with the 28-year-old perhaps looking to following in the footsteps of Thiago Silva, who has enjoyed a successful move so far following his free switch from PSG ahead of this season.

But Liverpool and PSG are also being linked with a move ahead of the January transfer window when clubs from outside Germany can begin negotiations over a pre-contract agreement.

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