<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="629" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><div class="mxb"><div class="sh">Lampard rejects new Chelsea deal </div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 416px" valign="top"><font size="2"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="203" align="right" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><div> <div class="cap">Lampard has been linked with a move from Stamford Bridge</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table>Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has turned down the offer of a new contract, BBC Sport understands. It follows News of the World claims the Blues were willing to make him the top earner at Stamford Bridge. </p> The newspaper says the deal would have eclipsed the £121,000 a week given to Andriy Shevchenko and Michael Ballack. </p> England midfielder Lampard, 29, has two years left on his current contract and said last week he was content to see out that period of time at the club. </p> "They don't have to offer me anything so I'll just carry on," he stated. </p> However, Lampard added last month that he would have liked the club to have offered any such new deal in early June. </p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="208" align="right" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 5px"></td><td class="sib606"><div class="sihf">606: DEBATE </div><div class="ibqlinks"><font color="#000099">Give your reaction to this story</font> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></p> "In an ideal world, it would have happened three weeks ago but it is not an ideal world," said the Blues star. </p> "It feels strange. It is something I am trying to keep my mind off. You get on with it. I am not surprised by it because nothing surprises you in football." </p> Under Fifa rules, Lampard can buy out the remainder of his contract but it was reported in February that he was unlikely to take that course of action. </p> The £15m-rated player has been linked to Barcelona and Juventus, who are now managed by former Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri. </p> Lampard enjoyed his most prolific season in front of goal for the Blues in the 2006-2007 campaign, scoring 21 times.</p></font></td></tr></tbody></table>
Actually his club form is excellent One of Chelski's key players along with Terry, Czech and Drogba. Just put an England shirt on him and he is a completely different player
You must be kidding. John Barnes caught some right stick towards the end, but at least he had some quality games in an England shirt as well. As he got older and lost pace his England form dipped in comparison to his club form - but his early performances for England were quality. Frank Lampard has never looked anywhere near as good as Barnes. And Geoff Thomas was a joke - but comparable to Frank.
