Lampard rejects new Chelsea contract

[REDSCOUSER]

he would be a major loss to chelsea and a major flop anywhere else, i would love to see him take his fat arse off to the nou camp

where he will be the reason why Rijkaard will get fired when the team is languishing in the bottom 3 by the end of September

[johnp]

Here's a printscreen of eurosport.com's index page:



http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/010720...er-wallet.html

[Parm]

Bye Bye Fat Fwank, get practicing hitting shots into the top stand of the Nou Camp, shouldn't be too difficult for you!

[The_weatherman]

Continental clubs snub Lampard

Looks like no-one wants him though



Continental giants snub Lampard


Jamie Jackson
Sunday July 1, 2007
The Observer

Frank Lampard 'knows he has no chance of moving' to any of the big European clubs and so will almost definitely stay at Chelsea, according to an executive at Barcelona. 'There is no other option. He has been offered to us, Milan, Inter and Real Madrid. Basically all of the big clubs. But none are interested. We are the same as those clubs are, we're looking for a player who is more creative and has a greater technique than Lampard. So it looks like he will go nowhere.'

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The England midfielder has been trying to negotiate a new contract for the past year, with the stumbling block believed to be his contract demands. He wants parity with Andriy Shevchenko and Michael Ballack, the top earners at Chelsea, who are thought to earn £130,000 a week. The 29-year-old has been offered £110,000, around £20,000 more than his current deal, which has two years remaining.

[cannotmakeit]

I'm convince he will be going to Man City. Together with Sven, Owen and Heskey.

[Neil Young]

I'd be surprised if he leaves Chelsea. It all looks to me like brinkmanship in a salary negotiation.

[cannotmakeit]

I'd be surprised if he leaves Chelsea. It all looks to me like brinkmanship in a salary negotiation.

Lampard rejects new Chelsea deal

Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has turned down the offer of a new contract, BBC Sport understands.

It follows News of the World claims the Blues were willing to make him the top earner at Stamford Bridge.
The newspaper says the deal would have eclipsed the £121,000 a week given to Andriy Shevchenko and Michael Ballack.

England midfielder Lampard, 29, has two years left on his current contract and said last week he was content to see out that period of time at the club.

"They don't have to offer me anything so I'll just carry on," he stated.

However, Lampard added last month that he would have liked the club to have offered any such new deal in early June.

"In an ideal world, it would have happened three weeks ago but it is not an ideal world," said the Blues star.

"It feels strange. It is something I am trying to keep my mind off. You get on with it. I am not surprised by it because nothing surprises you in football."

Under Fifa rules, Lampard can buy out the remainder of his contract but it was reported in February that he was unlikely to take that course of action.

The £15m-rated player has been linked to Barcelona and Juventus, who are now managed by former Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri.

Lampard enjoyed his most prolific season in front of goal for the Blues in the 2006-2007 campaign, scoring 21 times.

but they offered him more and he still rejected it. He has been tapped up by Sven for sure

[Gordy Boy]

'There is no other option. He has been offered to us, Milan, Inter and Real Madrid. Basically all of the big clubs. But none are interested. We are the same as those clubs are, we're looking for a player who is more creative and has a greater technique than Lampard. So it looks like he will go nowhere.'

That's got to bruise the ego a bit.

[Neil Young]

Lampard rejects new Chelsea deal

Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has turned down the offer of a new contract, BBC Sport understands.

It follows News of the World claims the Blues were willing to make him the top earner at Stamford Bridge.
The newspaper says the deal would have eclipsed the £121,000 a week given to Andriy Shevchenko and Michael Ballack.

England midfielder Lampard, 29, has two years left on his current contract and said last week he was content to see out that period of time at the club.

"They don't have to offer me anything so I'll just carry on," he stated.

However, Lampard added last month that he would have liked the club to have offered any such new deal in early June.

"In an ideal world, it would have happened three weeks ago but it is not an ideal world," said the Blues star.

"It feels strange. It is something I am trying to keep my mind off. You get on with it. I am not surprised by it because nothing surprises you in football."

Under Fifa rules, Lampard can buy out the remainder of his contract but it was reported in February that he was unlikely to take that course of action.

The £15m-rated player has been linked to Barcelona and Juventus, who are now managed by former Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri.

Lampard enjoyed his most prolific season in front of goal for the Blues in the 2006-2007 campaign, scoring 21 times.

but they offered him more and he still rejected it. He has been tapped up by Sven for sure

Unless he's had a falling out with Mourinho or someone else senior at Stamford Bridge I can't see why he would go to Man City. In fact, even if he has, I can't see why he would go to Man City.

The stunt his agent did with the Spanish language videos was such a pisspoor bargaining ploy. He's either trying to get as much money out of Chelsea as possible or he's setting up the fans for his leaving. Of course, they're not mutually exclusive at this point.

[Rich]

This is his last chance at getting a big, fat contract being 29. I'd imagine he's playing hard ball with Chelsea.

[Neil Young]

but they offered him more and he still rejected it. He has been tapped up by Sven for sure

I meant to ask, are you guessing or are you claiming a ?

I bet Sven would love to sign Lampard. I just can't see why Lampard would go there.

[Rich]

Odd career move to be sure! Lampard to City!

[simey85]

he is fat

[Maestro]

Is he really holding out for more money? Because it doesn't look like there's more on the table.
Is he trying to engineer a move? Because it doesn't look like a big enough club is interested in him.
I must say I'm not sure I understand his motives for rejecting the deal.
If I was a Chav, I'd be well pissed off with him.

[Neil Young]

Is he really holding out for more money? Because it doesn't look like there's more on the table.
Is he trying to engineer a move? Because it doesn't look like a big enough club is interested in him.
I must say I'm not sure I understand his motives for rejecting the deal.
If I was a Chav, I'd be well pissed off with him.

But you're an Evertonian so you're not.