Chelsea fans are crowding around the bar here in the Football Transfer Tavern as they ask our landlord what he has just read from Metro, and the news is shocking.
Club legend Frank Lampard has claimed that he was close to leaving the club last summer, and would have considered a move abroad.
As one of our punters notes, the future of the old guard is not exactly assured with their contracts set to expire in the summer, but as our landlord notes, with Jose Mourinho at the helm, we are pretty sure Frank Lampard and John Terry will get new deals.
Ashley Cole’s future meanwhile is slightly more in the balance.
Lampard spoke about last season under the Interim One, Rafael Benitez, and noted to Four Four Two: “Yes, there was [a genuine possibility of leaving] because at one stage I was out of contract and I wasn’t going to get a new one.
“It was the first time I had been in that situation, so I had to open my eyes to going elsewhere. But I didn’t want to leave because I still have a lot to offer.
“If I had left I would have gone abroad, I just can’t imagine myself playing for another Premier League team after such a long career at Chelsea.”
Blues fans are keen for Lamps to get a new deal at the club, and we have to agree here in the tavern.
Will Lampard earn a new deal and see out his playing career at Stamford Bridge? Let us know your thoughts below.
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