Lampard wants to stay - Scolari

Posted in World Sports | | July 8th, 2008 Source: BBC

Lampard's current contract at Chelsea expires next summer.

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New Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari insists Frank Lampard has told him he wants to remain at Stamford Bridge.

The Blues have rejected an official approach from Inter Milan to discuss the transfer of the England midfielder.

But after meeting Lampard the Brazilian told Chelsea TV there is no chance of the 30-year-old joining ex-Blues boss Jose Mourinho at the Italian club.

“I was very happy because I asked if he wants to stay and he said ‘yes, I will stay at Chelsea’,” said Scolari.

BBC Sport revealed on Monday that Inter had contacted the Blues over Lampard.
However, a statement on Chelsea’s website on Tuesday read: “We have informed Inter that we will not enter into any discussions regarding the transfer.”

Lampard’s contract expires next summer and should he fail to agree a new deal with Chelsea before then, the former West Ham star would be free to leave Stamford Bridge without his new club paying a fee.

Should Chelsea sell Lampard this summer? That appears to be reflected in Inter’s valuation of the midfielder, with reports suggesting they were preparing a £6.5m bid.

However, BBC football correspondent Jonathan Legard said on Monday that Chelsea still expect Lampard to see out the final year of his contract and, if anything, sign a new longer-term deal.
Other reports had suggested that Lampard might be willing to buy out the remaining 12 months of his contract, as permitted under Fifa rules, and following Chelsea’s signing of Portugal midfielder Deco from Barcelona in June.

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