MOURINHO cut short holiday to pursuit Lampard

• zocoss

  24 Jun 08, 11:26

   

  

   

  JOSE MOURINHO has cut short his holiday to take charge of Inter’s pursuit of Frank Lampard. The former Chelsea boss was not due to return from a family break for another five days. But Mourinho was back in Milan last night and told the club he will oversee the Lamps deal.

   

  The Italian giants had a £6.6million offer rejected by Chelsea last week. But Mourinho is desperate to make the England midfielder his first major signing. Chelsea have told Inter that no deal will be done for Lampard until Phil Scolari has assessed his squad.

   

  The new manager is due to arrive in London tomorrow. Lampard, 30, also returns from holiday tomorrow and will begin discussions on his future this week.

   

  AC Milan will renew interest in Arsenal’s Emmanuel Adebayor after Chelsea said striker Didier Drogba will not be leaving.

   

  Milan vice president Adriano Galliani said: “Chelsea say Drogba is not for sale.

   

  “There is only one deal in motion and that’s for Adebayor.”