He also took charge at struggling Everton, but lasted less than a year before leaving in 2023 with the Toffees second from bottom of the Premier League table.

But Arsenal legend and World Cup-winner Emmanuel Petit believes Lampard has “learned a lot” from his previous management spells in the Premier League.

“Frank Lampard has done well with Coventry – they were fighting relegation when he took over and were so close to getting to Wembley,” Petit told talkSport.

“His second spell at Chelsea wasn’t a great experience, but he is a young manager and is still learning. It was a good experience to be working with big egos and I think he has learned a lot.

“He has faced difficulties and I think he is a better manager now, I think he has changed as a manager and I think a move to Brentford would make a lot of sense, it could be a very good fit.”

However, Lampard is not Petit’s favourite to land the Brentford job. That is Keith Andrews, the former Wolves player who was a member of Frank’s coaching team at the Gtech Community Arena.

Lampard still has around two years left on his contract at the Coventry Building Society Arena after signing a two-and-a-half year deal in November 2024.

Coventry City youngster Norman Bassette has been linked with a return to Belgium after just one season at the CBS Arena

Coventry City talent Norman Bassette has been linked with a return to Belgium, with reports saying Anderlecht are keen on the 20-year-old.

A report on website Anderlecht-online claimed the Belgian Pro League outfit have put the 20-year-old ‘on the list of potential transfer targets’, while rivals Standard have ‘expressed an interest’.

However, they reckon the former Caen player wants to remain at the CBS Arena to prove himself to Frank Lampard.

And, it seems, with just 11 Championship starts and one goal last season, there is plenty of proving to be done. Speaking towards the end of a first season in Sky Blue that brough two goals in 29 games, Lampard made no secret of what he wants from the striker.

In April Lampard told CoventryLive : “He’s got talent and attributes and I think he got into the team in my early days here and gave it some really positive things. But for his game, he needs a lot of work and also to understand the demands of being a player. And when you’re not playing, how you train and keep improving.

“As a young player that’s absolutely of huge importance and I’ve got a very good understanding of that. So for Norman, he needs to keep working and he has to understand he’s got good competition in the area of the team that he’s in. And in this level it’s quite ruthless.

“You need to do all the work, you need to work through the week, you need to do all the work come game day and at the top end of the pitch you need to be clinical and score. That goes for every striker in the world, you know, and more when the prize and the demands are so high.

“So good competition is good when everybody’s training to show me that they need to be in the team. That’s not just for Norman, that goes for everybody. And when you’re a young player there will be moments when you have to really understand that and keep working, keep improving and then get your opportunity.

“But Norman’s a big talent for us and I enjoy working with him. He’s very receptive to work on a training pitch. He just has to understand with a squad sometimes that he absolutely needs to keep that absolute top for him on the training pitch to then get himself minutes in the game.