Frank breakes the bank with Chelsea deal

[Elano]

FRANK LAMPARD has been offered a record-breaking £39million, five-year-deal by Chelsea which will make him Britain’s highest-paid footballer.

The Daily Express understands that England midfielder Lampard, after weeks of wrangling, has finally been offered the deal he wants at about £150,000 a week and is poised to commit himself to Stamford Bridge for the rest of his career.


Chelsea hope the mega package will persuade Lampard, 30, his future lies with new manager Luiz Felipe Scolari and will finally persuade him to reject the advances from Inter Milan and his former boss Jose Mourinho.


Although he has yet to put pen to paper, sources at the club are now confident he will do so – even though relations between Lampard and Chelsea had appeared to have completely broken down two weeks ago.

But fresh talks with chief executive Peter Kenyon took place last week, before the team flew to China for their pre-season tour, with the player in the party. Chelsea had previously tabled a take-it-or-leave it four-year deal worth about £140,000 a week and insisted that if Lampard did not sign they would hold him to the remaining year of his contract.


That angered Lampard, who was holding out for five years.


Two weeks ago the Daily Express revealed he had told close friends at the club he intended to sign a pre-contract with Inter Milan in January. Such a move would have enabled Lampard to reunite with Mourinho as a free agent next summer. The Italian champions have already had one firm bid of £7.95m for Lampard rejected by Chelsea.


But this record offer by his club means Lampard could now perform a remarkable U-turn.


A Chelsea source said: “The club are desperate to keep hold of Frank. They had talks with him just before the China tour which they hope will finally convince him to stay long term.


I know Frank is very tempted by the offer as it means he could potentially see the rest of his career out at Chelsea, and there is every chance he could sign.


“However, a lot of bad feeling was created when details of the contract negotiations were being publicly discussed by the club and there are still some issues to iron out.”


Lampard was wounded by those issues, but with the club cracking first in the seemingly endless stand-off, he is now close to being won round again at a time when he never really wanted to pursue a future away from his beloved Bridge.


Mourinho had resigned himself to having to be without Lampard joining him in Italy until the end of next season but even that may not happen now.


Chelsea have already agreed new deals with Michael Essien, Petr Cech and Wayne Bridge, but they are now confident the biggest fish of all is close to being landed.

[Sweet & Tender Hooligan]

LMAO at Fat Frank being the highest paid player in Britain.

[wilz]

who in their right mind woul pay Fat Frak Lampard that much cash? are they insane? Fuckin dumb chelsea ruining the game with there money as per

[7even]

way too much. LOL

[KURUPTION-81]

lol at the amount.

Especially as they have three other players in the same position who are just as good if not better.