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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: Elano on June 28, 2008, 07:31:09 AM
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Frank Lampard is close to sealing a megabucks deal to join Jose Mourinho at Inter Milan.
The Chelsea midfielder had talks with the Italian giants yesterday and has agreed in principle to a four year deal worth £6million a year.
Chelsea can expect to receive a transfer fee in the region of £7m for the 30-year-old, who has one year left on his contract.
Talks between Lampard and Milan will continue today but the player has told friends that, barring a last-minute hitch, he will join the Serie A champions.
He would be reunited with former Blues boss Mourinho, who took over at the San Siro last month.
Lampard and Mourinho enjoyed a close relationship at Stamford Bridge, where they won league titles in 2004-05 and 2005-06, as well as the FA Cup and League Cup .
Lampard has scored more than 100 goals for Chelsea since 2001.
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Its a good move for chelsea to sell him, as it may strengthen Chelsea as they can now play essien and ballack together plus the possibility of deco.
Italian football get ready for lots of long range shots sailing high and wide until one deflects off a player and bobbles in ;)
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Italian football get ready for lots of long range shots sailing high and wide until one deflects off a player and bobbles in ;)
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Italian football get ready for lots of long range shots sailing high and wide until one deflects off a player and bobbles in ;)
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lol dont worry, it was just at one point it seemed like every shot he had either went over a got a deflection and went in.
He has his plus points, he has a knack of arriving late in the box and the ball falling to him. he also has a good shot and gets up and down the pitch really well, just dont expect loads of skill from him.
He is a very good player but not an exceptional one, when he isnt scoring you do wonder what is he actually contributing to the team.
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Italian football get ready for lots of long range shots sailing high and wide until one deflects off a player and bobbles in ;)
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lol dont worry, it was just at one point it seemed like every shot he had either went over a got a deflection and went in.
He has his plus points, he has a knack of arriving late in the box and the ball falling to him. he also has a good shot and gets up and down the pitch really well, just dont expect loads of skill from him.
He is a very good player but not an exceptional one, when he isnt scoring you do wonder what is he actually contributing to the team.
he's not scholes,i know.
but lampard still a fantastic player imho
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i didnt see this one comin
he wont be the last
mark my words
Quaresma & Carvalho headin there as well
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i didnt see this one comin
why ?
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i didnt see this one comin
why ?
lol, it was obvious. Carvalho will follow, wouldn't suprise me if Drogba did aswell.
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^i hadnt heard any rumors regarding lampard; didnt really check for him though.
I have heard the rest of them ofcourse (Carvalho, Deco to Chelsea, Quaresma, etc.)
plus the rest of the portuguese roster that seems to be leaving their clubs lol (ricardo, veloso, mountinho, etc.)
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Hmm, I thought he'd be there for the rest of his career.
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there were storys a couple of weeks ago in the english press saying the deal had been done.
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^^^^^^
That is a great quote from Fergie. Brilliant infact.
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i hump on black girls with big lips
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^^^^^^
That is a great quote from Fergie. Brilliant infact.
lol yeah def one of my favs, straight to the point.
As for Lampard , mourinho is now saying he doesnt expect him to join till next year
This season? I don't think so," Mourinho told Portuguese TV channel TVI.
"Why won't he? Well, it's not because we don't want him to, but I'm sure Chelsea and Chelsea's officials don't want to sell him.
"However, for the next season it will be easier for him to join me at Inter.
"I'm 100 per cent sure in 2009/2010 he will be playing here."
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_3760981,00.html
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Exclusive: Inter Milan say £7m Frank Lampard deal is done
Inter Milan last night claimed to have struck a £7m deal for Frank Lampard.
The Italian giants say they have reached agreement with Lampard and Chelsea for the midfielder.
It comes just 24 hours after the Blues signed Portugal star Deco, 31, from Barcelona in a £7.9m deal.
Lampard, 30, has been offered a four-year deal worth £24m in total - and the chance to play abroad and link up again with Jose Mourinho at Inter has proved difficult to resist.
Club president Massimo Moratti has yet to announce Lampard's capture publicly.
But privately Inter say the deal is done and that the England star will be unveiled at the San Siro once he returns from holiday in Sicily at the end of this week.
New Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari wants to follow up the Deco deal with a £10m move for Real Madrid's Robinho, according to the Brazilian superstar's agent Vagner Ribeiro.
"It is true that Chelsea are interested in signing Robinho," said Ribeiro.
"They have been for some time, and that interest has become much stronger since Scolari took over as their new manager.
"I have met with Chelsea's sporting director Frank Arnesen in London and he confirmed to me that they want the player for next season.
"Neither Robinho nor myself like that Real are prepared to use him as part of an exchange in their bid to sign Cristiano Ronaldo.
"We do not understand this attitude and we want them to begin to value Robinho - because they are not at the moment.
"Robinho is as good, if not better than Ronaldo. The only difference is that Ronaldo reached the Champions League Final and Robinho did not.
"Robinho's priority is to stay with Real, but he cannot be in a place where he is not valued and for the time being he is not. I'm not talking about money.
"I refer to the fact that he is being undervalued in comparison to Ronaldo."
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£7 million? :o
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Inter begin Lampard negotiations
The Serie A club are believed to have sent a fax to Chelsea to begin the process of reuniting the 30-year-old with former Blues coach Jose Mourinho.
Earlier this month, Mourinho, who became Inter boss in June, said he did not expect to sign Lampard this summer.
The ex-West Ham star is into the final year of his Chelsea contract and is yet to commit his future to the club.
Reports on Monday suggested that the opening offer from Inter was £6.5m for Lampard, who is set to leave for free next summer.
The recent arrival at Stamford Bridge of Portugal central midfielder Deco, who was also courted by Mourinho and who has joined the Blues on a two-year deal from Barcelona, may hasten Lampard's exit.
There are also reports circulating that Chelsea striker Didier Drogba could be set for a reunion with Mourinho.
The Portuguese boss indicated in June that he would like to work with the Ivory Coast international again.
"I cannot forget Deco, Lampard and Drogba. These are players who I could never say no to," stated Mourinho.
"I would love to work with them again in the future but I am not too obsessed with this idea."
He added: "I don't know which of these three will leave their clubs but we will see."
If Mourinho bids for Drogba then he may face a fight for his signature from local rivals AC Milan, whose technical director Leonardo told BBC Sport that they are also keen on the forward.
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id rather have deco than lampard
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id rather have deco than lampard
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id rather have deco than lampard
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TechnIcally deco is much better than lampard, but lampard has proved himself in the prem league will be intersting to see how deco does.
Im still not sure how they will fit essien, ballack and deco unless they continue to play one up front.
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Chelsea reject Inter Milan's approach for Frank Lampard
Chelsea have rejected Inter Milan's approach for Frank Lampard, insisting they "will not enter into any discussions" for the England midfielder.
While the Premier League club have confirmed they have spoken to the Italian side about the 30-year-old, they insist no financial offer has been made for the player.
"Chelsea Football Club can confirm it has received an official approach from Internazionale to discuss the possible transfer of Frank Lampard," a statement read. "Contrary to reports, no financial offer was made.
"Chelsea FC has informed Inter this morning that we will not enter into any discussion regarding the transfer of Frank Lampard."
Reports had suggested Lampard would decide whether to stay at Chelsea or move to Inter by the end of the week, with indications that he is inclined to delay his departure for at least one more season.
Lampard’s contract runs out at the end of next season and he could move to another club on a free transfer, but Chelsea are confident that he will sign a four-year, £130,000-a-week deal before the start of the new campaign.
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I just read this on the BBC website, great news for them, bad for Chelsea. I don't think the team will suffer too much though, personally...
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Lampard, who watched the press conference at the training ground in Cobham, Surrey, between double sessions, confronted Peter Kenyon in the canteen when the chief executive returned from the nearby Hilton Hotel, where Scolari had been speaking. Lampard’s agent, Steve Kutner, revealed that the relationship appeared broken beyond repair, although, after talks later in the day, it became clear that Lampard’s issue remained with the club and the contract offer rather than Scolari.
“Frank has spoken to Scolari by phone and then in person,” Kutner said. “He made it categorically clear that although he would love to finish his career at Chelsea, with the deal he has been offered that is not possible.
“Maybe there has been a misinterpretation, but people at the club know it and I don’t know why they didn’t explain that to Scolari. They have put Frank in an untenable position. He said that he dreamt of finishing his career at Chelsea but they haven’t offered him the contract that allows him to do that.”
It is possible that Chelsea could withdraw the contract offer, one that would make Lampard the best-paid Englishman in football, and force the issue if he continues with his delaying tactics. Chelsea have doubted Lampard’s intentions for some time, particularly since José Mourinho, their former manager, took over at Inter. The move now appears a matter of financial negotiation.
If Lampard does leave, he will not be the last out of the door. Scolari has told the club that he wants a a maximum first-team squad of 25 and the arrivals of Deco, José Bosingwa and Branislav Ivanovic take the number to 33. With Scolari insisting that Didier Drogba will stay, a number of players have reason to fear for their futures, including Shaun Wright-Phillips, Tal Ben-Haim and Juliano Belletti. Steve Sidwell will join Aston Villa soon and their departures will force Chelsea to write off millions of pounds.
Asked if he was worried about interference from Roman Abramovich, the owner, Scolari said that he was in charge of all team matters. He dismissed a move for Ronaldinho, the Barcelona forward.
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http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/article1407675.ece