Frank Lampard was brought in at Everton to steady the ship following a tumultuous six months with Rafa Benitez, however, it hasn't gone quite to plan and now insider Dean Jones has made a huge claim on the manager's future.

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Speaking to Football FanCast, transfer expert and journalist Jones has given his thoughts on Lampard's future at Goodison Park come the end of the season.

He commented: "I don't think he'll stay if Everton go down. I'm not even sure he'll stay if they stay up. To be honest with you. I think this is really up in the air.

"I think if they stay up, I could see Bilić getting a chance at it if they go down, I'm not sure so sure."

Supporters will be gutted

The last thing that Everton needs right now is further upheaval in one of the most vulnerable periods of their club's history, and if they were to suffer their first-ever Premier League relegation this season, stability at the club is essential for them to bounce back up, so supporters will surely be gutted if Lampard was to leave.

There are many areas of improvement that are needed at Goodison Park, but sacking managers hasn't got the Toffees in a better position over the years since Farhad Moshiri arrived, with the owner sacking five permanent managers in six years so far.

Therefore, it doesn't seem like a path the club needs to necessarily go down to turn things around no matter the situation they find themselves in at the end of the season.

Since his arrival, the 43-year-old manager has won four, drawn one and lost eight which isn't the record the supporters would have hoped for when he was appointed. Yet, given the squad he has inherited that has been plagued with the worst injury record in the Premier League this season, if he manages the great escape from relegation it's a huge achievement.

With that being said, it seems premature to sack a manager who has had a limited amount of time to coach the team, no opportunities to rebuild or acquire players over a full transfer window and has a squad riddled with injuries, however, it will be interesting to see where Lampard's fate will lie should the side drop into the Championship next season.

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