Coventry manager update as Boro & Sunderland rivals assess 'high quality' candidates

COVENTRY owner Doug King has revealed that Frank Lampard is a contender to replace Mark Robins as the next Sky Blues boss.

Middlesbrough and Sunderland's Championship rivals are on the lookout for a new boss after Robins was surprisingly sacked last week.

King has now revealed former Chelsea, Derby and Everton boss Lampard is among a large number of interested parties in the vacant post.

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He told Sky Sports: “We’ve received a huge amount of CVs from high-quality people of which Frank is one.

“We’ve done nothing on that process… but clearly we’re in the international break, we’ll be assessing everything.

“We’ll work out who’s going to make the shortlist and we’ll go from there.”

Robins was dismissed last week after seven years in charge of the club, with Rhys Carr handed the interim head coach role until a permanent successor is confirmed.

Coventry beat Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium in Robins' last game in charge and drew at Sunderland on Saturday in Carr's first game as interim boss.

Lampard was heavily linked with Sunderland in the summer when the Black Cats were on the lookout for a new boss, but the former England midfielder was never in contention for the job at the Stadium of Light.