The Sun is reporting that Chelsea have thanked Frank Lampard for his service to the club and that he is free to find a new team on January 1.
A Stamford Bridge insider told the newspaper:
“Frank is absolutely distraught.
“He wants to keep playing for Chelsea but they’ve told him to find another club in the January transfer window. He can’t believe it. All he wants to do is play for Chelsea. This club means everything to him.”
But that loyalty is lost on the ruthless Blues, who are unmoved by Lampard’s dozen years of loyal service.
During that time he has helped Chelsea to the Champions League, three Premier League titles, four FA Cups and two League Cups.
Lampard’s contract is up in the summer and he was hoping his displays on the field would persuade the club he was worth keeping. But the England midfielder was told BEFORE Sunday’s mauling of Villa that he could go.
The Sun’s source added:
“Frank worships the club — and especially the fans — and would happily have seen out his career at Stamford Bridge.
“After everything he has done for Chelsea, he cannot believe the way the club are throwing him
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Please Roman leave at least these trio icon club future.Other will learn from them including lamps,cole & Jt
The point now is that Roman is not happy with some issue at chelsea
No way, they must go! because they have contributed to the good and ugly part of Chelsea of all season the we have sacked coaches.
What really Roman need? How can this happen again to let Lampard & Cole go away from CFC? have think Roman please we are still on need of those player.
Marambo, Abramovich is simply doing the right thing and taking the right decision because he is no longer happy about the criticism that is been meted on him whereas the players also contributed to sacking of these coaches and if he decided to use the same sledge hammer used in hammering coaches to hammered them is 50-50.
don’t trust Murdoch’s Soaraway Sun … it’s not a real newspaper
Been widely reported that he has been told that he can leave