Lamps leaving Chelsea for Real Madrid is a joke: Ancelotti
May 17th, 2010 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 17 (ANI): Carlo Ancelotti has dismissed as “a joke” any suggestions Frank Lampard could quit Stamford Bridge.
According to The Sun, the England midfielder has been linked with a 30-million-pound move to Real Madrid should former Blues boss Jose Mourinho leave Inter Milan to take over at the Bernabeu.Ancelotti insists there is absolutely no chance of that happening.
Asked about the possibility of Lampard leaving the Bridge, Ancelotti said: “This is a joke. Lampard will stay here. When I started here last season, there was a problem with John Terry for Manchester City.
“Every time I said, ‘No, JT will stay here’. I don’t want to have to be doing the same with Frank. He will stay. There’s no danger of him going. I know him very well and I know how he is feeling with this club, with these team-mates and how important he is for the supporters,” he added.For his part, the Chelsea midfielder insists he loves working with Ancelotti and hailed the Italian’s impact in guiding the Blues to the Premier League and FA Cup Double in his first season.
Lampard said: “Carlo took on the language and came in without many staff from Italy. Some managers bring all their team with them and that is security for them. He has not had that. But he moulded into the Chelsea way straight away. His tactics have been spot on because we have got what we have got and he has brought entertaining football to the team.” (ANI)
- Only three Chelsea players are in form, says coach Ancelotti - Feb 21, 2011
- No player in world can take Frank Lampard's place: Ancelotti - Dec 27, 2010
- Mourinho asks Real Madrid bosses to get Ashley Cole - Jul 26, 2010
- Mourinho may return to UK Premier League in 2012 - Mar 12, 2011
- Chelsea fuming over referee-penalty blunder - Feb 25, 2010
- UEFA conspiring in favour of Barcelona to finish Real Madrid: Mourinho - Apr 28, 2011
- Chelsea posses best attack of Premier League: Ancelotti - Apr 02, 2011
- Lampard hails Drogba for Chelsea's historic win - May 20, 2012
- Real Madrid manager Mourinho planning swoop for Terry - Apr 27, 2011
- Lampard hails Chelsea's fighting spirit - May 03, 2010
- Mourinho plans 50 million pound Chelsea raid for Real Madrid - May 26, 2010
- Ancelotti set to axe Chelsea stars despite a booming season - Apr 24, 2010
- Cole was dumped because he would not follow orders - Aug 04, 2010
- Arsenal will feel Chelsea's full force on Monday: Cole - Dec 25, 2010
- Ancelotti says Torres will have 'fantastic future' at Chelsea - Apr 24, 2011
Tags: 30 million, boss, carlo ancelotti, chelsea, england, fa cup, frank lampard, inter milan, italy, john terry, joke, jt, lamps, london, manchester city, midfielder, premier league, real madrid, stamford bridge, team mates