Barca: 'We've Got Deco, We Don't Need Lamps'

• zocoss

  5 Jun 07, 01:11

  
  
  BARCA RULE OUT LAMPARD SWOOP
  
  Barcelona have ruled out a summer swoop for Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard. The Spanish giants say that while they admire Lampard as a player they're more than happy with the current midfielders at the Nou Camp.
  
  Lampard, booed by sections of the Wembley crowd during England's draw with Brazil on Friday night, has yet to pen a new deal at Stamford Bridge. And he's been linked with both Barca and Italian giants Juventus in recent weeks.
  
  But sporting director Txiki Beguiristain says Barcelona won't be Lampard's destination if he does quit the Premiership. "I think he is an extraordinary player characterised by his shots on goal and the number of goals he scores," he told Sky Sports News. "But when you look at our squad we are currently really well catered for in that department.
  
  "We have got players like Deco, Xavi and Iniesta who have similar characteristics as well as amazing control of the ball. "At the moment we are really happy with our trio of midfielders. "So as things stand there really isn't space for another player of this type."
  
• gigabyte14

  5 Jun 07, 01:13

  lamps like ronaldo sia
  
  play better when booed
• WiNtEr'SkiLL

  5 Jun 07, 01:14

  wah Lampard getting booed.. must be from the Man U fans
• The man who was death

  5 Jun 07, 20:37

  yeah...got another brazil wonderkid in the waiting as well...
• stellazio

  6 Jun 07, 10:12

  i think barca could use a hardworking midfielder like him, their midfield players are really kinda lazy. they need more of the british never give up spirit.
• zocoss

  6 Jun 07, 10:24

  Lampard should just accept what is on the table for him and get on with it... Seriously, he can't get a better offer than the one Chelsea is offering him... Cos where else can he get the same kind of respect in a club other than Chelsea? If he is foolish and join a foreign club, he would just be treated as just another foreigner at the club...
• Bontakun

  6 Jun 07, 10:28

  Where Lamps wanna go, it will be beneficial for him. Just that what he prefered in terms of beneficial: $$$ or international.
  
  Staying at Chelsea will ensure him wages that many footballers would dream of. However playing abroad will expose to him the different cultures and style of football playing and enhance his experiences which will see him be an even more valuable England international.
  
  So Lamps. The choice is YOURS!