Frank lampard-He told The Times: ‘I had sat down with Ferran (Soriano, the chief executive of both clubs) and it was all about New York. There was no mention of Man City. If they had wanted to speak to me on behalf of Man City, with New York in the pipeline beyond that, because I was a free agent, but that was never the question at all. ‘To be honest when I thought about five or six months off, I thought it was quite a result. I thought I’ve been playing solid for a long, long time. It will be a good break. I’ll find a way to keep fit. I thought I maybe could train with Chelsea.’ The only binding contract he signed was with City, one that saw him contracted to the club for one season with a ‘break clause’ inserted that would enable him to head to New York for MLS pre- season in January if deemed convenient. City, quite legally, removed that clause on New Year’s Eve in order to keep him until the end of the season. Lampard has made 19 appearances for City in all competitions, scoring seven goals, including a late equaliser against Chelsea, when he refused to celebrate. He added: ‘In a million years I wouldn’t celebrate if I scored against Chelsea. I used to celebrate when I scored against West Ham, but that was a different situation. When I left West Ham there was a hostility from me towards them over certain things – old new now. But with Chelsea? Never. ‘I swear to God, if I went to the Bridge and they booed me for 90 minutes and I scored the winner, I still wouldn’t celebrate. It would never come into my head and I think the fans there understand me and how I feel about it. I would never celebrate against Chelsea. That would be ridiculous.’
Posted on: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 00:07:33 +0000
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