Frank Lampard
Synopsis:
"The moment I knew that I'd have to stay." Frank Lampard on his new £39m deal.
IT was a moment of tribute from his team-mates which convinced Frank Lampard his future was at Chelsea.
Lamps ended 18 months of uncertainty yesterday by signing a new five-year contract which will see him finish his career at Stamford Bridge.
The record-breaking £39.2million deal will see him retire a wealthy man.
But the England midfield ace revealed it was not all about what happened in negotiations but also on the pitch which helped make up his mind.
Having lost his mother, Pat, to pneumonia last April, Lampard could barely watch his team play Manchester United in a possible title-decider the weekend following her death.
- Publish date:
- 14 August 2008
- Author:
- Ian Mcgarry
- Source:
- The Sun
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