Frank Lampard is still 'a long way' from signing a new deal at
Chelsea, according to his agent.
Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon revealed on Sunday that talks
with Lampard, John Terry and Michael Essien were in 'advanced
positions'.
This statement has been countered by Lampard's agent, who has
claimed a deal is a long way off and says the ball is in Chelsea's
court.
"I had talks with Peter before Christmas and I'm planning to have
talks with him fairly soon and that's where we are. At the moment
it's a long way off," Lampard's agent Steve Kutner told The
Guardian.
"[Lampard] has two years left and it's down to Peter to talk to me,
which I'm very happy to do.
"I think the ball is very firmly in Chelsea's court because of the
length of time Frank has on his contract and, as has been widely
reported, there is a Fifa ruling that if he wants to leave he
could. But that's nowhere near his mind at the moment."