Recent situation of Lampard
The long and difficult negotiations between Lampard and Chelsea have made new progress recently, but this "progress" is best said to have encountered new obstacles. The Times reporter learned that Chelsea are willing to offer Lampard a two-year contract until the summer of 20 1 1 (the current contract ends in the summer of 2009). But Lampard himself insisted on signing a four-year contract.
Lampard is still on holiday. Generally speaking, he is willing to stay at Chelsea Football Club for seven years, but this does not mean that he can make any concessions on the details of the contract. When he returns to London next week, Lampard will meet with kenyon to continue this marathon negotiation. Of course, he will also keep in touch with Scolari, and the Brazilian will officially take office on July 7.
In retrospect, this negotiation has been going on for two years, during which little progress has been made. Although the club has agreed that his salary can be comparable to Terry's 1.35 million weekly salary, it is really patient for both parties now that he is stuck in the terms of the contract. For Lampard, who turns 30 tomorrow, the reason why this negotiation has to be repeated for two years is that both he and his agent know that this negotiation is probably the last high-profile and high-paying opportunity in his career.
Frank lampard was lucky that he didn't stay at Arsenal. The gunner's practice is that the center and frontcourt players sign once a year after they are 30 years old. Lampard's four-year requirement is equivalent to playing from 365,438+0 to 35 years old. If Wenger were in charge, he might pat Lampard on the shoulder and say, "Then you should go to Inter Milan." But now Chelsea don't want to play the role of "many people are stupid with money". After taking office, kenyon took the initiative to help Abramovich manage the money bag. It turns out that signing Sheva's five-year contract two years ago was a huge mistake.
Now Chelsea don't want to make such a mistake again. In fact, as we all know, it is natural that the pace of the Premier League is difficult to guarantee the status of players in the frontcourt of giants over 30 years old. Lampard wants to play until he is 35. Is Chelsea an old club in gullit and Viali?
Lampard's request is estimated to be an indispensable figure for Chelsea. The Times article pointed out that the reason why the club asked Lampard to sign a two-year contract was because there was one person for reference. Two years ago, he signed a three-year contract with Chelsea. He is 29 years old, and according to the regulations, he can add another year. Now Ballack has proved his worth with his strength, and Chelsea are really ready to renew Ballack's contract for another year. Germany's 33-year-old is obviously the deadline for Chelsea to give Lampard a two-year contract.
Lampard insists on a four-year contract because he is the best player in the league. He once set a record of 65,438+064 consecutive appearances between the 065,438+0 season and the 05 season, and was rarely injured. This is really a great health and better luck. But this is still an old story. Didn't Lampard rest many times last season? After the death of his mother, the negotiations developed towards a harmonious situation of mutual understanding, but Mourinho appeared at Inter Milan at the same time, which turned into a tug-of-war between the two sides for talents.
Speaking of Inter Milan, we are actually waiting for Lampard's contract negotiation. Mourinho wants to attract Lampard with his charm, which depends on how Chelsea position Lampard. In addition, in order to prevent a chain reaction in Chelsea after Lampard's contract broke down, officials have started to sign new contracts with Cech, Carvalho and Essien.