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Mancini Hints At Lampard Swoop
With Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard yet to sign a new contract at Stamford Bridge, the door is potentially open for another club to pounce for the English international. Now, Inter coach Roberto Mancini has, with no small measure of ambiguity, thrown his hat into the ring...
Inter coach Roberto Mancini appears to have hinted at his interest in Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard.
The England international has recently been monitored by the likes of Juventus and Real Madrid and, although most of Europe's top clubs are not thought to be interested in hsi services, Mancini will not quite commit to such a viewpoint.
"Lampard? It's a bit premature to discuss him," said the Inter coach.
"We have plenty of players, and I just hope that we can avoid injuries and recover those that we have more quickly than first thought.
"Anything else can be discussed later, but not now."
As such, a winter move may be deemed too soon, but English newspaper The Observer believes that a summer bid is possible.
Lampard currently has just over 18 months remaining on his contract at the Bridge and thus, in one year's time, is eligible to sign a pre-contract agreement with any club of his choosing.
While both player and club are said to be willing to commit to a further deal, Lampard is said to be seeking wage equivalency with the likes of John Terry and Andriy Shevchenko, each of whom earns around 175,000 euros a week.
The Chelsea hierarchy are said to value Lampard at a sum somewhat less than this, so clearly there is much negotiation left to be done before his future is decided either way.
Steve Michaels, Goal.com
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why am I not surprised....
With Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard yet to sign a new contract at Stamford Bridge, the door is potentially open for another club to pounce for the English international. Now, Inter coach Roberto Mancini has, with no small measure of ambiguity, thrown his hat into the ring...
Inter coach Roberto Mancini appears to have hinted at his interest in Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard.
The England international has recently been monitored by the likes of Juventus and Real Madrid and, although most of Europe's top clubs are not thought to be interested in hsi services, Mancini will not quite commit to such a viewpoint.
"Lampard? It's a bit premature to discuss him," said the Inter coach.
"We have plenty of players, and I just hope that we can avoid injuries and recover those that we have more quickly than first thought.
"Anything else can be discussed later, but not now."
As such, a winter move may be deemed too soon, but English newspaper The Observer believes that a summer bid is possible.
Lampard currently has just over 18 months remaining on his contract at the Bridge and thus, in one year's time, is eligible to sign a pre-contract agreement with any club of his choosing.
While both player and club are said to be willing to commit to a further deal, Lampard is said to be seeking wage equivalency with the likes of John Terry and Andriy Shevchenko, each of whom earns around 175,000 euros a week.
The Chelsea hierarchy are said to value Lampard at a sum somewhat less than this, so clearly there is much negotiation left to be done before his future is decided either way.
Steve Michaels, Goal.com
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why am I not surprised....
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