Frank Lampard could be heading for the Stamford Bridge exit door after reportedly turning down a massive new contract offer at Chelsea.
According to the News of the World, the England midfielder has rejected a multi-million pound deal, which eclipsed the 121,000-a-week contracts given to Andriy Shevchenko and Michael Ballack and would have made him the highest earner in the club's history.
Contract negotiations between Lampard and Chelsea have been drawn out and this latest twist could see Italian giants Juventus and Spanish side Barcelona make a move for the 28-year-old.
Juve boss Claudio Ranieri has a good relationship with Lampard following his spell as Chelsea manager and would love to take him to Turin this summer.
Lampard has also been constantly linked with Barcelona and it is thought his wife favours a move to Cataluyna.
Earlier this week, Lampard admitted he was frustrated by negotiations with Chelsea, who are reportedly stunned by his wage demands.
He said: "I have two years left on my contract at Chelsea, that's the way it is. They have no necessity to come and offer me anything so I just carry on and get on with it as you have to as a player.
"In an ideal world I would have done it (signed a new deal) three weeks ago. But it is not an ideal world is it?"
英國報章《News of the World》今天引述車路士內部消息，指球會剛開出一紙周薪 £121,000 的新合約，但仍被該 29 歲中場球員拒絕。而《Mail》則指球會已堅決執行鐵腕政策，不會向球員的高薪要求屈服，因此林柏特及洛賓很可能會離隊。 然而林柏特本人則仍顯得一臉輕鬆，並表示沒有了談判新約的壓力令他能專心享受假期。他說：「談判已維持超過一年而仍未有決定。我在足總盃決賽後說過我想留下，但事情由他們決定。我需要一個假期以避開這一切。我不讀報也不看電視。我不想糟塌了我和太太的時光和掃她的興。我需要假期，精神上和肉體上也是。」
「我離開時仍有鍜練，但離開這球賽和合約談判的壓力鍋。這是一個漫長的球季。」但他表示他已開始掛念球圈生涯，因此這差不多是歸隊集訓的時候。
昨天傳出杜魯巴有離心的報導相信嚇壞了不少球迷，但他今天澄清說並無此事。他說：「每年夏天都傳出我離隊他投的傳聞，但我告訴你這不是真的。車路士是我今天的目的地，而我不想冒改變的險。〔AC〕米蘭？真是一家好球會，他們是歐洲冠軍，但我沒與人談過〔轉會〕。」
「我只知道報紙上說甚麼但我與車路士的合約沒有問題。」
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