Lampard will end at Chelsea
Frank Lampard is ready to commit the rest of his career to Chelsea after admitting he wants to stay at Stamford Bridge for another "six or seven years".
Lampard, 29, has 18 months to run on his current contract and talks over a new deal have been put on hold. But the England midfielder's admission that he has fallen in love with Chelsea should reassure Blues boss Avram Grant that he won't be leaving.
The former West Ham player joined Chelsea in 2001 and blossomed under Jose Mourinho, winning two Premier League titles as well as the FA and League Cups.
"I just want to do one thing and that is stay at this club for the rest of my career," Lampard told the London Evening Standard.
"On a scale of one to 10, Chelsea is a 10 for me in terms of importance and I'm not just saying that. Everyone around me knows how much Chelsea means to me. In my life my family comes first but Chelsea comes second.
"I don't think I will receive the love I get from the Chelsea fans anywhere else. I feel strongly about it and I'd love to have another six or seven years of it. I'm at a club I love and living in an area I love."
Lampard, who has scored 99 goals for Chelsea, has no intention of discussing a new contract with chief executive Peter Kenyon at the moment because he doesn't want to be distracted from helping his club's challenge for honours.
"Nothing has changed since the club and I decided that we wouldn't talk until the end of the season," he said. But I don't want the fans to think there is anything sinister about it because I'm desperate to get it done.
"I see that Peter Osgood is on 150 goals for the club and I'd love to get to that level.
"I think I will carry on playing until I am around 35. I like to think I'm pretty fit and don't rely on pace to get me through a game. Plus I will keep improving the more experience I get."
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