Thanks, But No Thanks

A suit at Barcelona tells us something we already know, Chelsea's #8 is a limited midfielder:

Frank Lampard 'knows he has no chance of moving' to any of the big European clubs and so will almost definitely stay at Chelsea, according to an executive at Barcelona. 'There is no other option. He has been offered to us, Milan, Inter and Real Madrid. Basically all of the big clubs. But none are interested. We are the same as those clubs are, we're looking for a player who is more creative and has a greater technique than Lampard. So it looks like he will go nowhere.'

Now if only Steve McClaren could see the light and take him out of the England starting lineup.

Continental giants snub Lampard [Guardian]

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