Chelsea fans are saying that if Lampard goes then they have Ballack, but Ballack only has one year left on his contract. Looks like he is aiming to leave Chelsea at the end of next season on another free transfer.

Lorraine, Oxford,

If Lampard really wants to stay a the club which has shown him so much support when he needed it the most, then he needs to stop this speculation as soon as possible and accept the -not too shabby - deal that is on the table. If not, then the club need to cut their losses as soon as possible.

Andy, Abergavenny, Wales

There is nothing worse than greedy overpaid footballers wanting more. Chelsea should let him go now and move on.

John Barnes, Bexhill, England

the players around him make it easy for him to appear ok.
chelsea and england would be better off without him, he is too greedy, loses possession too often, and plays purely for frank lampard. no wonder gerrard cant play with him.

malcolm pugh, birmingham, england

I like Lamps and admired the way he scored the penalty in the CL semi-final. However, he has been grossly mis-informed if he believes he is of a calibre worth more than £130,000 a week. I am all for player-power - i hate the likes of Kenyon running our clubs - but surely this is just pure greed?

Tom, London,

£130,000 a week for 4 years! I'd say Lampard's pushing his luck... Let him go Chelsea - his hand-kissing goal celebration really irks me anyway!

cww, Ipswich,

MIke.
8 million would be too little if.
1. He wasn't in the last year of his contract. He can buy it out for the wages he would earn, inter could then recompense this (Less than 8 mill)
2. He wasn't the wrong side of 30
3. If Chelsea actually needed him.
Good player but not great. Suggest sell.

Chris Ward, Coventry, United Kingdom

They make me laugh Barry is a far better player than Lampard or Becks but he does not play in London this is why he as played very little for England because the media picks England There are three Villa players who should have been England regulars and Becks should not have got eighty caps o

Bernard Baker, Burton-on-Trent, England

Am iI missing something or is 8 million pounds a palty sum for a provem midfielder who produces 20 plus goals a season . Villa are asking 15 million for Barry who i rate but below Lampard. Im suprised uncle Harry the wheeler dealer he is hasn't put in a bid . Cheap at 10 my son.

mike, chelmsford,

Lamps might appear to be the heart of chelsea as people might say, all clubs have them, but you cant honestly say you love something then make some outrageous demand on it. The handwriting of JM is clearly on the wall and I am sure Inter wont offer him any more than 2yrs contract.

Chidi Osigwe, Lagos, Nigeria

Am I the only person who noticed that Deco, older than FL, ran out of steam at half time at Euro 08? Or that Ballack, geat player but even older, is now injury prone. And both are unproven in the PL whilst FL will keep posession and score 20 goals a season. As an Arsenal fan it's looking good to me.

Rob, Sudbury, Suffolk, England

Deco was the heartbeat of the Portugal side, Ballack drageed a woeful Germany side to the final of the Euro's and Essien is younger and hungrier than Lampard.
Much as I admire Lampard, he isn't the only player in the team

Will, Huntingdon,

Lampard we love you thats why donts leave chelsea remember me

Fraz javed , Mughalpura, Pakistan

As a true blue, I would feel bad if Lamps leaves for Inter. But I am sure Chelsea are too big a club than any individual. If its in his and Chelsea's interest, he should be let go. That would be good for both parties.

Pallav Purkayastha, Lucknow, India

Laurel & Hardy, Morecambe & Wise, Lampard & Kutner.

Steve Hewlett, Liverpool,

I am chelsea fan and admire Lampard, However, I think Lampard should go, there are fa much better players in Chelsea than him, epecially in the midfield. After all, he is 30.

Alfred, Nairobi,

i dont see why chelsea are fighting to keep lampard. its one thing to want to end your career at the club you love...its another to want to end it earning 130,000+ per week when most probably you wont be anywhere near the level deserving of such a salary.

ronald , london, england

Although Frank has done so much great stuff for Chelsea, his request for a 5 year contract on 130,000+ a week is too much. It does not make good sense for Chelsea to commit to this contract. He must go then. Deco and Ballack will fill the space nicely I'm sure.

AT, Sydney,

all the true blues want lampard to stay in chelsea..because lampard is the heart of chelsea!

maureen, jakarta, indonesia

I cannot believe how naive the english have become. can someone please explian to me like I was 5 years old why is all this fuss about Lampard? I am sure every english team has at least 3 Lampards in it. Let this joker go.

rae, munchen, germany

With Ballack still there and Deco soon around, I do not see many reasons why the club should open the wallet inappropriately wide. Lampard does not have the importance for Chelsea's performance any of those two may have. The money could well be spent on a good forward instead. Or youth work!

Thomas, Beijing, China

Agree that he's over-rated but how can you compare a midfielder with a striker???

StevieGee, Australia,

Lampard is grossly over-rated. This is a guy who failed to score in the World Cup finals despite his much renowned shooting skills. Crouch, by contrast, scored two. What does the not so special one, the one who spend lots of Russian money, see in him anyway?

Sé, London, England