As you would have heard, super Frank is on the last year of his contract at Chelsea, and is to end come the end of June.
Firstly, it completely baffles me how we have let his contract run down this much, meaning he is currently allowed to talk to clubs over-sea's, and make a pre contract agreement, and I am sure that many clubs across Europe will be fighting it out to get Frank Lampard's signature at the bottom of one of their contract sheets.
Frank has had a wonderful career at Chelsea, and we probably wouldn't have reached the same success we have if it was not for Frank. He famously scored the 2 winning goals against Bolton away in April 2005, securing us our first top division title in 50 years and Frank ended the season with a tally of 19 goals to his name. Since that season, Frank has scored 143 goals for us, including a goal in the 2008 Champions League final defeat, and a superb free-kick against Tottenham at Wembley in the semi-final of the FA Cup in the season just gone.
Now we've all heard the rumours. One minute Frank is set to join LA Galaxy, the next he is China-bound and he's even been linked with Arsenal! The Chelsea vice-captain is apparently being pushed out the club, with Roman Abramovich not willing to let Ron Gourlay and Bruce Buck open contract negotiations with the Englishman, who has been capped 93 times. Although these rumours are everywhere, there is no official confirmation what the stance of the club is. This infamous 'Chelsea insider' that The Sun keep quoting from could turn out to be utter rubbish to fill the pages. However, John Terry posted a picture on his instagram page (j26terry) with the caption being 'Devastated is an understatement. We should retire the number 8 shirt in honor of Lamps'.
Now as you have probably realised, I am all for giving Frank a contract extension. Even if this is only a years deal. I still feel he has plenty to offer at this club, proving this by scoring 4 in his last 5 games. Frank has adapted his game, and now focuses a lot on his positioning in the defensive half of the field, a place you would rarely find him present in the last few seasons. Frank offers the passion in the center of our midfield. He understands the club, loves the fans and of course has a deadly right foot on him.
However, Chelsea are currently in a revolution. After last season's Champions League victory, owner Roman Abramovich has stated he wants to see his Chelsea playing fast, attractive football - with many rumours linking us to ex-Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola. Most people can tell that Frank doesn't suit this type of football. He is an old fashioned box-to-box center midfield player, meaning he would struggle playing this style of play.
In conclusion, I believe that we should offer Frank another contract. He is willing to take a £100,000 pay cut (66%) for Christ sake! Well, that's according to the Daily Star. Some very positive broke out tonight, with the Daily Mail claiming that Lampard is in talks to stay, which would literally make me scream like a 6 year old girl! You cannot deny that Frank has been a loyal member of our team (remember when he turned down a move to Barcelona?) and most importantly a match winner.
Lets hope we offer Super Franky Lampard a new contract!
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