I'm Barça's supporter and I hope we don't change Deco for Lampart. Frank is a very good player, but Deco is still better, a more talented player and we need him to play with Dinho. If we finally get Chivu and Abidal, Barça will have a solid defense and we'll see art-football next year in Camp Nou, with the 4 best forwards of the world. Hope you can enjoy them when visiting in Champions League!

Javi, Barcelona, Spain

Frank Lampard will play in FC Barcelona. Deco will play in Chelsea. Both want to leave their clubs. And this is a message to these who say 'Barcelona are the new galacticos' ...

Valdes - Zambrotta, Puyol, Chivu (Marquez), Abidal -
Xavi (Iniesta), Lampard - Messi, Ronaldinho, Henry - Eto'o

The best team in the world. Visca el Barça!!!

David, Zaragoza, Spain

Lamps and JT are the Poster Boys for Chelsea! They should be associated with the club for a long time, but then again $$ talks.
Regardless of form. Lamps needs to stay and keep shooting 20+ goals ( even if its a PK) His England form doesnt mirror his Chelsea form.

sam, NYC, US

as a blues fan - it is simple - without his 20 odd goals year on year we will struggle. Without his efforts in tracking back and getting forward to support the front line - we will struggle.

He is not highly regarded by those that see him play on TV only - he is highly regarded by most blues fans ( and Irons also ) who see the bits of his game the cameras do not catch.

Finally - if anyone thinks strolling Ballack will match Lampards efforts they did not see too many games last year.

Richard, London,

Frankie! Frankie!! see what is happening to Gudjohnson? he is not favoured at all in Barca. He is trying to come back to the premierleague with his tail between his legs!.
Now when you consider that he is more skillful than lamps? your guess is as good as mine what becomes of Lamps after a season. Just to add, no team is going to give lamps what Chelsea have offered. But if barca offers 15...? please chelsea receive, collect and have others including diarra to shine

Sunny, Reading, UK

Lampard can leave if he wants to take up a new challenge . That way we can judge if he is truly a good player but letting deco leave barcelona is not a wise decision to make . Again lets see what Barca have down their sleeves

joshua , ibadan, nigeria

Deco is the most important defensive player in barcelona i think is better than Lampard, frank rijkaard and Laporta are crazy.

Jorge, Barcelona,

As a one of 150.000 memberships of Barcelona club and watching the team every match, I have to tell you that it would be a big deal for Barça to let Deco. He has relaxed this year day and nights as well. Lampard would be a big business. Força Barça ¡¡¡

ignasi, barcelona, spain

15M for Lampard ! Take it quick Mourinho.

Looking at his age and the way he played all season he is over rated by a mile.
He is 29 not 21 years old. He has had his day !

Plus throw in John Terry as he also is washed up !

John, London, Uk

please don't sell Lampard (i'm a Liverpool fan) - he is one of the most overrated players I can remember - how two years ago he could be said to be the second best player on the planet god only knows - ok he scores goals for Chelsea but when playing for a club who generally win perhaps that should be expected - if losing Lampard means Mikel and Essien taking over, who are both better players than Lampard, that will only strengthen Chelsea's team

Lee, bristol,

Lampard is a great professional. Barca is certainly buying him because of his attitude. I guess we should all be encouraged that being perceived world class is not down to pure talent.

Well done Lamps.

perazim, Lagos, Nigeria

No way!! Deco for Lampard? Sorry, but Deco is far superior. Would be shooting themselves in the foot.
Chelsea boys would probably disagree, but can u take most chelsea fans seriously?

Eldimoni, London,

Deco is leaving barca and I think Frank Lampard is the best replacement and I love to see him in barca shirt ...

Hadi , Tehran, Iran

Lampard as been the heart of the Mourinhos midfield for the last few years and scores more then most stikers. Even if Mourinho had half a brain he wouldn't sell Lampard for $50 million
Sam, New Minas, Canada

Sam Coleman, New Minas,

Lampard will be more than welcomed at Barcelona. He's a great player, he deserves to be a proper team, not Chelski. He should move to one of the big teams in England (ManU, Arsenal or Liverpool) or move to Barcelona. As a Barcelona supporter, I'd love him to play for us.

Raúl, Barcelona, Catalonia

Deco has won the Champions League twice, and with different clubs (plus the UEFA Cup once, and 2 Spanish and 4 Portuguese Leagues). In all those seasons he was crucial in his team's performances. His CV is far superior to Lampard's.

Chico, Lisbon, Portugal

lampard is not over the hill. he's never even seen the top of the hill.

jem, london, uk

I wish I was as fat as "Fat Frank". So does my wife!!

nick, gravesend, england

I dislike Chelsea FC but a fan of Barcelona, this deal could only benefit Chelsea as Lamps is well overratted and requires strong defensive medfielders is his team to do all his work, while he takes target practice. If Jose is as smart he likes to think, he should push the deal forward as fast as possible.

Lloyd, London,

Lampard is still a top perfomer in the Premier League, but as to his ability to succeed in the techically superior Spanish Primera Liga is surely in doubt.

John, Truro, Cornwall

Frank is GOOD but if his presence hinders Ballack from playing at his best then its better to let him go and wish him well wherever he feels his future is secure. I say this bcos he is GOOD but certainly over-rated and not better than Ballack in that position by any standards

Khawaja Naveed, Lahore, Pakistan

Wellcome to F.C.Barcelona !!!

ETOO, Barcelona, Spain

I think FL would fail in Spain. So too Terry. They are so English through and through and like all other Englishmen abroad, they would be absolutely embarrassing. Beckham did do good, yes, but he's a nice guy; a good guy, not a power hungry delusional nuisance like your typical Chelsea football star, who only really shine anyway because of the high quality foreigners that surround them on the pitch. Wake up and smell the coffee.

gebe, london,

The Barca scouts must have seen what a true world class player loping Lampard is when up aginst the best when playing for England and thought................eh? Rewind,I forgot my medication this morning. Maybe they are doing what Chelsea have done and are buying simply to deprive another Eurpeand contender of a talisman. The svelte,intelligent and tough tackling Spaniards will have him for breakfast,lunch and dinner- not forgetting the midnight snack he so obviously enjoys.

Niels Larsen, Masham, North Yorkshire

£15m for Lampard - I'd bite their hands off. Let's be honest, he wouldn't get into a full strength England team , is 29 years old, and is both over-rated and overweight.

As a United fan I hope he stays at Chelsea, they'd be a far better team with Deco in the side.

MJT, Manchester,

Hopefully the player comes in a moment to Barcelona, is my greater desire. A greeting, has an impressive newspaper.

obeluix, Ourense, Galicia,Spain

lampard should be let lose.
he's not worth 110k a week for crying out loud !
if he has never measured up to ballack or shevchenko's status !
if he feels 110k is not enough, let him walk !

True Blue.

Ossy, Surulere, Lagos.,

I've been watching/playing soccer for 40 years -all this talk of Lampard being over rated is nonsense - ok he may not be as exciting as Deco, but does Deco get 20+ goals a season and come back and win tackles ? Ok he hasn't shone for England of late, but in Euro 2004, next to Rooney he was our best player.
He can score with both feet from 30 yrds and is good in the air, not only that he's rarely injured.Probably due to all the games he played, when so much was expected of him in the World Cup, he disappointed much like Ronaldino.
If he's so over-rated, why was he runner-up to World Player of the Year a couple of seasons ago as voted by FOREIGN journalists ?
I'm no Chelsea fan, so I have no axe to grind, but this player at his peak is a huge asset to any club, what I would say is he may be past his best, but over-rated - RUBBISH !

david maxfield, auckland, new zealand

Fat Frank is pretty annoying with his constant moaning at refs, so I say good riddance. Why don't they get rid of fat Frank's best mate Terry as well and give us all a break? I think Jose is great for the English game but his whining English players are very irritating. Flog 'em to Barca and then see how worthless they really are. Would rather see Essien and Deco in Chelsea's midfield!

A, Newcastle , UK

No Lampard can't leave .He is the best player in chelsea and chelsea really need nim

Varun Cherian, Navi Mumbai, India

Deco plus cash !! If that were true I think Mourinho would be seriously tempted. In fact he'd probably bite there hands off. And who could blame him ? Remember Mourinho wanted to take Deco to Chelsea with him, albeit 3 seasons ago. Deco is the all round better player (my opinion), and Chelsea would be a better team for it.

Also, it would be a good move for Lampard. It could only add to his game. I hope the move happens.

RJA, Nottingham, England, UK.

I think Henry has past his peak and Frank Lampard i also think his over rated. if Jose let him it would be a wise decision to buy Deco because Deco is far better player than Frank, but we all know that English players are all overeated.

Bigboy, Durban, South Africa

Barcelona are losing it now. They didn't learn a thing from Real Madrid's star studded team a few seasons back. May be some things are best learnt through experience than hear say or watching from the touchline.

Gabzie , Johannesburg, South Africa

Jose!!!R u listening?
Lamps may fire infrequently for Chelsea,but do u really have a replacement for him?Think again and i am sure ur heart says Lamps got to stay at Bridge.

Puneet, Belgaum, India

How is Lampard superior to Deco? Deco can dribble and has the qualities of a playmaker that Lampard simply does not possess. Does Lampard have Deco's exquisite passing range? No. Does Lampard possess Deco's ability to frequently send defenders out for a pint of milk. No. Admittedly Lampard has those booming shots that result in goals. Yet Deco for Lampard? Surely this is a sign of Catalunyan galaticoism run amok. Deco is on the world's best playmakers, and Lampard is a average yet solid English midfielder.

Jonathan, Costa Mesa, CA, USA

£15m for Lampard? Chelsea should snatch their hand off, they can always put in an option to buy him back - after he's flopped.

John Salkeld, Sheffield, England

Lampard has been great for chelsea but I think its getting to that time when Chelsea should change things around. I'ld say bring Deco and let Franky go get some sun in Spain. Don't know how well Deco will cope with PL schedule but in my opinion he is such an crafty & Intelligent player & we certainly can do with some. I'm sure we've got enuff people who'll score goals. Cash + Deco will do. I say Chelsea should go for it.

Ugo, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

surely, if frank goes - that will free up the couple of million the clubs spends on pies every season. sounds like a good deal to me.

paul, london,

Good riddance to Lamps. As a spurs fan I cannot stand both him and Terrys constant moaning to refs, lots of falling over and generally average displays. £15m for this quality of player is good, especially seeing as how Henry went for £16m who would you rather have in your squad!!!! Anyhow you have the mighty Ballack to do all of that for you at £130,000 a week.... Teehehehe

Denis, Hatfield, Hertfordshire

There is no way under the sun that a team of Barcelona's technical ability would consider a limited player like lampard. The midfield is the heartbeat of a team,a one dimensional player like Lampard would weaken them, if Barca wants a midfielder the only names that would come up are those with technical brillience e.g Arsenal's Fabregas. Its actually embarassing as a Barca fan to be linked with Lampard.

Evans, Barcelona,

barca wouldnt want lampard, or need him. deco is miles better anyway. and there is NOTHING in the spanish press that even has the word lampard in it and if they havent reported it it cant be as close to completion as 'the times' believe. i reckon its all hot air from th press to split the chelsea lot and to get lampard a higher wage (not that he deserves it)

Ollie, Southampton,

Deco was playing this yeat really bad a half year ago he said he would play in england with mourinho. I hope that Lampard go to Barca. The midfield of Barca has no body only little players. So Lampard is a good player for Barca.
And the players at Barca are not gallacticos i think they play togehter great.

Cantaneli, Eindhoven, Holland

I'm a Barça's supporter and hope we don't change Deco for Lampard. Frank is a good player but Deco is still better, a key player in our team and want him to win the next Champions League (Titi's first one).

Javi, Barcelona, Spain

Throughout the seasons Mourinho has always been dependent on Lampard. While AW and SAF have time and time again offloaded their most influential players and bounced back with better players/team, Mourinho doesnt look like he have any hidden gems to cover for the potential loss of his key players.
Managing a team with a bottomless transfer budget is a no brainer, the true test for a real football manager is when his hands are tied and he has to work with what he has. It is interesting to see if Mourinho can cope with this at Chelsea now that he has little or no transfer budget.

R K Azmi, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

My deepest sympathies to Mr Lampard for not yet recieving an additional 20,000 GBP PER WEEK in his contract negotiations - am I the only one whos sees the absurdity of footballers salaries?

Mark, Warsaw, Poland

Lampard is going nowhere,hes worth his weight in gold with the amount of goals he scores,hes verty close to Jose,Terry and the rest of the team,the onoy way hed go. is if Jose left,and then Terry would still be a big influence.

peter brown, London,

I think that if his wife want's to return to Barcelona...they will go to Barcelona. They have been looking for house in Barcelona.

Ton, Lleida, Spain

Lampard is one of the best players Chelsea have had in years, I don't think he will leave, and how is he fat exactly?
I bet you stupid people who are saying hes fat are actually fat yourselves, hes a footballer for gods sake, a great one!
I'm a huge Chelsea fan and if we sell Lamps we arent going to get anywhere, he has a huge influence on the team and I don't understand why he gets so much stick from England fans!!!

Chelsea All The Way!!!!

Kelly, Cornwall,

i cant believe that Lampard & Deco are being mentioned in the same sentence, let alone Barca being ridiculous enough to offer a player who consistently performs at a high level for both club & country plus money for an over rated, average footballer. Lampard isnt even in the top 3 midfielders in the premiership, and his lack of a football brain would be found out in La Liga. If he doesnt score he contributes nothing to a game, and if I was Jose id snap Barcas hands off for a a Deco + cash deal.

D Hanley, Cork, Ireland

How odd, just flicked through the 4 spanish sports dailies and not one mentions Fat Frank. Can't you journos do better than "his missus is from Barcelona, therefore the club want to sign him"? Or maybe it is Espanyol who want to sign him instead? More his level actually.
Spanish press are talking about Drogba going to Milan and Etoo to the Bridge. A smidgeon more plausible than any club in the world wanting to pay Fat Frank 120k a week.

kid from Madrid, Madrid, Spain

with chubby lampard ,Barca will be one of the strongest teams on earth
in all fronts but they need Mourinho to lead them to numerous
glories..

ismail, atlanta, US

Lampard is an essential part of the Chelsea's big ambitions. I heard it through the grapevine that all these speculations have been initiated by the club itself, so that it can convince Lamps to go for a new deal as quickly as possible. I'm frigging sure that he will never the club where he is loved the most.

Shaun Krish, Battersea, London, England

Lamp is going nowhere!

Jose, London, UK

I can't believe anyone wants lampard, he is the Solskjaer
of Chelsea, an average player in a team that makes him look good.

M Jones, Staffordshire, UK

Lampard is a good player no doubt. But Chelsea should let him go so as to use the money to buy one or two new young players to fortified the team. After all, Lampard contributed less than expected of him last season. But let Lampard note that he will be on the bench at baca from time to time.

Joseph Agbor, Anthony Village, Lagos, Nigeria

look here can any body tell me the impact of lampard on the chealsea team last season relatively? compared tpo 2004/5
he shud go and leave the blues alone. u want more money but ur work rate does not comensurate it. go to barca so that we can have enough money to buy maluoda

donflexy, accra, ghana

Deco is better than Lampard. With him, Chelsea will win the next Champions League.

renton, Brigston,

Let Fat Frank go! It's fine. He'll flop over there, lose 30% of his transfer value and then Chelsea could probably re-sign him in 2008-2009! A good bit of business for once for Chelsea.

Jules, Southend, UK

I agree about Chelsea sell Lampard who is dull player

SB, LONDON, ENGLAND

Lampard is useless- his shots to goals ratio must be about 3000 to 1. He is overrated, but would generate shirt sales profit at barcelona, who seem to be following into Real's footsteps as the new 'galacticos'- it will not end well for the Catalans- Henry is loosing it, and Lampard was never really suited to Spanish football.

Mac, London, UK

He is over the hill let him go Jose

N.Riley, Runcorn, England

I love Lampard and I refuse to sit here and watch him leave Chelsea...Mourinho and other Chelsea personel must do everything they can to keep him there!

Alexandra, Hilliard, Ohio

I don't believe that Chelsea will sell Lampard to whoever puts in a bid. He is one of the four players that Chelsea will never sell unless the player himself says he wants to go. The other three are Terry, Cech and Drogba.
Things may be different if Mourinho is either sacked or resigns. The latter being possible if Mourinho loses his influence over his players. The arrival of Grant could cause that to happen, if he treads on Mourinhos toes so to speak.
You may then see players wanting to leave because they are so close to Mourinho.

J D Smith, Sydney, Australia

Lampard is a top Chelsea player (regardless of what he hasn't done for Engalnd). But to lose him would at least help Chelsea solve the puzzle of how to get the best out of Ballack and Essien (not to mention Sidwell, Mikel, Diarra and Makalele!). How many midfielders do you need!? To swap him for Deco would be real dumb.

Pete, Wellington, NZ

I have total respect for Lampard and his contributions to the club...but, I think a move would be good for him, good for Chelski, and good for England, the boys got stale. Time to move on.

Steve Reeves, Ashendon, Bucks

Chelsea can not afford a Lampard departure. Lampard has been one of the pillars at Stamford Bridge and played a key role in recent years' triumphs. With budget cut down year, it is important for Chelsea not to lose Lampard.

Prateek Srivastava, New Delhi, India

Barcalona is becoming the new Galactios of Spain. They are intrigued by big names. They are not content with building an effective team. One would think that they would learn from Real Madrid's experience.

Eugene Stemm, Garden Grove, California, USA

Players come and go at some stage so this might be the right time to let Frank go??

sonny, london,

I don't think Lampard will have it so easy in Spain. There are big egos in the Barca team and they won't want a midfielder coming through to score goals which they set up. Apart from shooting power, I am not sure what he will offer them. That said, goals win games.

Sé, LONDON, England

Fat Frank and 'paella' what a thought, would make Ronaldo look positively svelte, go for it Barcelona let's see just how committed Fat Frank is to Chelsea, or will he follow the money like the rest of the mercenaries at Stamford Bridge.

I can already hear Maureen moaning his way through next season from here !

G

G, Jakarta, Indonesia

Deco is a far more superior player than Lampard. What are they thinking there at Barcelona?

Martin, Bangkok,

Lampard, 29, has two years remaining on his contract and Chelsea could afford letting him go for free in 2009. It'd be much cheaper than to find equal replacement anyway.

Luke, Hamilton, Canada,