Brazilan Ramires has revealed his desire to move to Chelsea and play alongside players like Frank Lampard. Chelsea's bid of €20 million is on the table and the Brazilian star is waiting to hear whether or not it is going to be accepted. However, the player has now spoken out in the hope that his desire to move to England gets the ball rolling.

"I know there has been a bid for me from Chelsea, this is a great honour, it is like a dream come true,'' he said in quotes obtained by Soccernet. "I have dreamt of playing in the Premier League and now to have the opportunity to play for the best team in the Premier League and for a club with so much history - it would be my dream.

"I hope this can happen, and I hope that I can help Chelsea to regain the Double and also to win the Champions League next season

"I am looking forward to playing with the likes of John Terry, Petr Cech, Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba, they are amongst the best in the world, to play with players like this under a manager of the stature of Carlo Ancelotti whom I admire and respect, in a club with so much spirit and winning mentality, would be a tremendous privilege."

Frank Lampard is not ready to call time on his England career yet. The 32-year-old has almost certainly played in his last World Cup finals after England's 4-1 last 16 defeat by Germany condemned the team to an early flight home.

The Chelsea midfielder is seen as a possible casualty of the shake-up in the squad that is expected to follow but he does not intend to take a decision on his future out of the hands of Fabio Capello or any other England manager by retiring from international football.

"I want to carry on with England," said Frank Lampard, who won his 82nd cap against Germany.

"I think there will be a lot of talking, not just about me. It's important players go away and don't listen to it and concentrate on our jobs now."

Jose Mourinho being unveiled as Real Madrid's manager usurps John Barnes short shorts as the worst kept secret in football.

Jose has warned his Galacticos that no one person is bigger than the club, besides himself of course.

Real will hand Mourinho a huge transfer budget to lure the likes of Frank Lampard to the Bernabeu when really what Frank would much prefer is to be given a huge buffet. Hills make Lampard 9-4 to join Real at anytime during the season, with lunchtime his favoured option.

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Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard insists captain John Terry should not take any flak for his red card against Tottenham.

The defender has been heavily criticised for his dismissal in the defeat at White Hart Lane and manager Carlo Ancelotti admitted his skipper may have 'lost control'. The centre-back's performance against Tottenham added to questions about the quality of his displays, while he was stripped of his country's captaincy in the wake of the Wayne Bridge saga earlier in the campaign.

Lampard, though, insists Terry's determination is what makes him a great leader, saying: "JT wants to win and he's a fantastic captain.

"For the first yellow I thought he got a slight touch on the ball but when he went into that second tackle, you knew the minute the tackle went in he was going to get sent off. When you're playing in such circumstances sometimes these things happen."

The England midfielder said: "What happened on Saturday was disappointing, especially with Manchester United's result. When they scored in the last minute it was hard. If they had drawn the game it would have left us in a very healthy position but now it's tighter."

Chelsea’s Frank Lampard believes he would have no problem keeping quiet if the use of his hand led to a goal, Thierry Henry-style, especially if it meant World Cup glory for England.

The Barcelona striker was widely criticised for not immediately coming clean when his handball led to William Gallas’ winning goal for France against Ireland in their World Cup qualification play-off. Yet Lampard couldn’t imagine owning up if he did the same thing in a vital match with the Three Lions.

"You know, I probably wouldn't say anything,” the midfielder is quoted as saying by partybets.com. "I felt a bit sorry for Henry [Thierry Henry], because it was an instinctive action. I think it's probably easier to own up after the game. At least you're through then!

"That is probably the wrong thing to say, isn't it? But if I did own up and it cost us the game, I would probably be lynched when I got back to England." The Blues midfielder, who has scored 19 times this season, has 20 goals for his country from an impressive 76-caps.

Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has come out apologising to fellow team-mate Joe Cole, as he took the spot kick during the 5-0 win over Blackburn Rovers despite Cole wanting to have a go.

The west London club were awarded a penalty in the game yesterday after the referee pointed to the spot, owing to a challenge from Ryan Nelsen on Didier Drogba. The penalty was reminiscent of Tottenham Hotspur's against Liverpool last week.

"I just want to say sorry to 'Coley' [Joe Cole] because he fancied the penalty as he has been out a while," Lampard said on the club's official website.

"It wasn't me being selfish, I just wanted to finish off the game, and for me he was different class on the day."

He added: "'Coley' was unbelievable with this being his second start and his first Premier League start.

"I think everybody knows what he brings us, it is something different as he runs with the ball, he can create something out of nothing and he showed that having been out as long as he has been."

Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard is hoping that before the Blues add to their squad, they secure the future of Joe Cole.

Lampard believes the best move his club could make would be signing up his team-mate on a long-term contract.

Cole has been linked with a move to Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur as he seeks guaranteed first-team football ahead of next year's World Cup in South Africa. The sports betting markets suggest that Cole may be moving on.

However, Lampard told The London Evening Standard: "It will be great if he follows all the others and signs a new contract. It's for Joe and the club to sort out but he is part of the furniture now.

"It is very important that the club keep the affiliation with the English players, the fans relate to us. We have become a core of the club and Joe's a member of that."

27-year-old Cole is currently recuperating from injury but 'Lamps' cannot wait for his return. He added: "Joe coming back will be like a new signing for us. He has been out since January and that is a long time to be without someone of his talent. He is looking to be back in the next few weeks.

"Joe has been a big miss for England, as well as Chelsea. Before he had his injury he was playing fantastically."

A common motif that had been developing among the Chelsea managers of the Roman Abramovich-era was to laud midfielder Frank Lampard as one of the world's best, if not THE best. But Carlo Ancelotti has gone against that grain by indicating that he can still improve.

Charismatic 'Special One' Jose Mourinho believed Lampard, 31, was easily the greatest player in world football, and felt obliged to first confirm as much in person while a confused footballer dripped naked in the showers after one training session, as revealed in Totally Frank.

Luiz Felipe Scolari opined that Lampard's chipped goal against Hull City last season was "the greatest goal" he had ever witnessed, while interim Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink described 'Lamps' as the "complete box to box midfielder".

There is no room for a "box to box" player in Ancelotti's diamond formation, and the England international has thus far been pushed into more of an elevated position, and despite opening his goal-scoring account for the season at Sunderland on Tuesday night, the Italian tactician believes the player - who equalled Jimmy Greaves' tally of 132 Chelsea goals - can further improve his game.

"Frank is in the history of this club but he can still improve on that," Ancelotti informed the press following the Sunderland win.

"We will help him to do the best he can," he added. "I am not concerned my team has gone behind in all the matches so far. It's important to have a good reaction.

"Winning these matches after going behind is a good sign. We went behind but we showed good control and possession all over the pitch."

Chelsea star Frank Lampard's consistency in front of goal in the past five years is unrivalled in the Premier League. It is therefore no surprise that he is propelling himself up the goal-scoring hall-of-fame at Stamford Bridge - and the 31-year-old is "delighted" to equal legendary striker Jimmy Greaves' accumulation of 132 in a blue shirt.

Lampard is now tied fifth in the club's all-time goalscoring charts.

"I'm delighted with that," Lampard beamed to the club's official website.

"Jimmy is a goal-scoring legend and I'm sure he did it in a lot less games than I did.

"I'm very pleased to be up there with him and just want to keep on scoring goals for Chelsea, especially important ones that help us win games," he concluded.

Lampard was correct in his assertion that it took Greaves fewer games. The West Ham United-trained attacking midfielder mustered his 132 from 429 appearances, while Greaves, a natural inside-forward and instinctive poacher, struck with astonishing frequency to achieve his 132 goals in just 169 games.