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.”