Frank Lampard was released by Chelsea towards the end of last season after more than 13 years at the club. During this time, he has broken numerous records and became one of the best players to have represented the club. This elite status is set to reward him with a job that he chooses, according to Chelsea manager José Mourinho. The Portuguese is a huge fan of Lampard and he is thought to have played a crucial role in ensuring that the midfielder was given a new 12 month contract last summer.

John Terry has already extended his stay with Chelsea as the veteran defender will be remaining at Stamford Bridge at least until the end of the upcoming season but there are a number of other performers in the Premier League club that have a contract which is reaching its end in the next few weeks and a contract extension remains unclear.

Ashley Cole has sparked the attention of Inter Milan; the Italian side has already signed Nemanja Vidic from Manchester United and is keen on adding more influential and veteran players to their squad.

Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard reached yet another milestone after scoring 250 goals at club level following his goal against Stoke City during this weekend.

Lampard stepped up to take the penalty that would give him this milestone, but it was saved by goalkeeper Asmir Begovic. The rebound, though, fell kindly for the former West Ham man, who is regarded as one of the best to have represented the Chelsea. He is already the club’s all-time top scorer having recently crossed the 200 mark.

Frank Lampard has said that Chelsea should not be lackadaisical in their approach to the match against Arsenal at Stamford Bridge just because the gunners do not have trophy winning experience in recent years. Arsenal will be the visitors to Stamford Bridge this weekend and they will be hoping to enhance their chances of winning a trophy this campaign.

Frank Lampard might be the only one out of the three veterans to get a new contract at the end of the period. Lampard seems to be pleased with the new contract. He seems to be confident for signing up one more year at Chelsea and then turning to become a coach.

Frank Lampard and John Terry even at their fairly elevated age are still considered to be key figures for Chelsea and Jose Mourinho as they are regular starters for the Portuguese coach and are consistent players in the squad.

For the past few months Chelsea was at the verge of extending the current contract of both players and according to Mourinho, everything will come naturally.

Despite the recent changes that Chelsea has been experiencing in the past few years in which they have gone through 9 different managers, Frank Lampard believes the future is bright and better than ever with the return of Jose Mourinho.

‘After the instability of the past couple of years, it’s nice to be a bit more settled. Personally, I was delighted he returned because I knew what a great manager he’d be for the club and for me,’ Lampard told TalkSport.

The manager of Everton FC, Roberto Martinez, has hailed Gareth Barry for his performance in the match against Aston Villa and has said that the 32 years old midfielder can still make a comeback to the England team.

Barry was in great rhythm the other day at Villa Park and he guided the Toffees to a comfortable 2-0 win.

The England manager Roy Hodgson was also there to watch the game. He had actually come with the purpose of having a look at the young guns, but, he would have certainly been impressed to see one of the English veterans playing that way.

Chelsea managed to go second in the Barclays Premier league after a convincing 4-1 win over Cardiff city at Stamford Bridge. Frank Lampard played an influential role in the match. He had just returned from helping England qualify for the World Cup.

After the encounter, Lampard heaped praise on his Chelsea teammates by saying that they were extremely good throughout the 90 minutes. Chelsea did not start to the match well after conceding an early goal due to a lapse in concentration. David Luiz allowed Cardiff to open the scoring when he could have easily prevented it.

Chelsea boss Joe Mourinho has admitted that he will have to use club legend Frank Lampard this season but believes the England man still has the feet to carve a niche for himself at the centre of the park, just as Claude Makelele did for himself in his first stint as Chelsea manager.