Looks like Fat Fwank won't have any pizza this season

[Joe King]

Portsmouth midfielder Sulley Muntari is expected to complete a £12.7m move to Inter Milan on Thursday.

The 23-year-old Ghana international has agreed a four-year contract with the Italian champions.

The signing suggests that Inter boss Jose Mourinho has given up hope of signing Frank Lampard this summer.

Mourinho had been desperate to land an attacking central midfielder - Lampard was his first choice, with Muntari regarded as the best alternative.

Portsmouth signed Muntari from Udinese for £7m in May 2007 and he was an ever-present in their first team last season, scoring seven goals.

Last week Pompey boss Harry Redknapp said he was very reluctant to allow the Ghana international to leave Fratton Park.

"He's a top player. We don't have to let anyone leave and we definitely don't want to. (He is) going nowhere, nowhere at all."

But the lure of playing for the Italian champions in the Champions League, under the guidance of Mourinho, was too much for Muntari to resist.

Mourinho will now hope to sign Lampard when his Chelsea contract expires next summer.

[Mike]

Chelsea must feel sick if they are going to lose Lampard on a free, say what you like about him but he gets you goals.

[Neil Young]

You can get pizza in London or Surrey or wherever young Lampard lives.

Anyway he can always make it for himself if he really wants one - it's easy enough.

[Joe King]

You can get pizza in London or Surrey or wherever young Lampard lives.

Really? I thought people in London were just ****s. Thats all. I know that has nothing to do with food but **** it

[JohnDoe]

Deco signing looks a bit strange now. Is Big Phil planning to field Lampard, Ballack AND Deco in the same line up?

Bit narrow that, innit.

[Helios Creed]

Chelsea must feel sick if they are going to lose Lampard on a free, say what you like about him but he gets you goals.

Money is completely irrelevant to them - they must be hoping to persuade him to stay over the course of the next season or at least rob one of their rivals of his services for a season.

They make a joke of the transfer market.

[Neil Young]

Really? I thought people in London were just ****s. Thats all. I know that has nothing to do with food but **** it

Well you're wrong about that too. Of course some are but that's true everywhere. Now stop trying to be Pacman.

[Joe King]

Deco signing looks a bit strange now. Is Big Phil planning to field Lampard, Ballack AND Deco in the same line up?

Bit narrow that, innit.

And Essien

[Neil Young]

Money is completely irrelevant to them - they must be hoping to persuade him to stay over the course of the next season or at least rob one of their rivals of his services for a season.

They make a joke of the transfer market.

Helios Creed in bitter, angry, serious post shock.

[Joe King]

Well you're wrong about that too. Of course some are but that's true everywhere. Now stop trying to be Pacman.

Do I look 18st and 5'3''?

[JohnDoe]

And Essien

Of course, Essien is a given. He has to play.

But if all three play in front of him, it's very narrow.

And they apparently want Kaka as well, which makes it more baffling.

[Joe King]

Of course, Essien is a given. He has to play.

But if all three play in front of him, it's very narrow.

And they apparently want Kaka as well, which makes it more baffling.

Its the Brazilian formation

----------Cech-----
---------Terry-----
--------Carvalho---
----------Mikel----
---------Essien-----
--------Lampard---
---------Ballack---
----------Deco----
----------Kaka----
---------Anelka----
---------Drogba----

[The Erectile Banana]

And I was so looking forward to seeing the back of the fat one.

Oh well.

As others have said this is a baffling development as far as Chelsea's formation are concerned, unless they're going to play that horrible narrow formation favoured by Milan.


Essien (Gattuso)

Ballack (Pirlo)

Lumpard (Seedorf)

Deco (Kaka)

That doesn't look great on paper and Essien is absolutely wasted in the holding role, but then again this is the club that absolutely wasted Essien, their best midfielder, for most of last season at right back.

[Helios Creed]

Helios Creed in bitter, angry, serious post shock.

Did you not see my attack on beards yesterday? Heavy stuff.

SSN reported that Inter would try and make an offer that Chelsea couldn't refuse with only a year left on his contract, but as Maureen well knows (which is why they've given up) that is nonsense. They'd rather turn down £30m and keep him there for the reasons I suggested.

A mockery, I tell you. Mockery.

[Neil Young]

Did you not see my attack on beards yesterday? Heavy stuff.

SSN reported that Inter would try and make an offer that Chelsea couldn't refuse with only a year left on his contract, but as Maureen well knows (which is why they've given up) that is nonsense. They'd rather turn down £30m and keep him there for the reasons I suggested.

A mockery, I tell you. Mockery.

I did read your anti-beard ravings and responded robustly.

You've got to admit it's quite an achievement by Chelsea to succeed in making Premiership football even more sordid, grubby and distasteful than it already is.