Frank Lampard will join Manchester
City on loan from New York City FC
until January, the English club's
manager Manuel Pellegrini has
confirmed.
"From next week, Wednesday, he will
start working with our team and he
will be with us until January,"
Pellegrini told a press conference on
Saturday.
"He is working with the squad. He will
fight for his position."
The 36-year-old signed for New York
City last month on a two-year contract
after his release from Chelsea.
Major League Soccer franchise New York
City are owned jointly by Manchester
City and baseball giants the New York
Yankees, but their season does not start
until March 2015.
Manchester City plan to register the
England international for both their
Premier League and Champions League
campaigns.
"He knows we have a very good team,
we have a lot of players in his position.
He is one player more," Pellegrini said
following his side's 5-4 defeat on
penalties by Olympiakos in their latest
pre-season friendly.
"We have a lot of games particularly
with the Champions League - so he's
very important for our team."
Lampard has legendary status at
Chelsea following 13 years at Stamford
Bridge, his 211 goals in 649 matches
making him the club's record scorer.
Former Chelsea winger Pat Nevin does
not believe the midfielder's reputation
will be damaged by a move to City, and
Pellegrini ruled out any chance of
sparing him a meeting against his
former employers when the two sides
meet at Etihad Stadium on 21
September.
"He is a player for Manchester City and
he will play every game he needs to
play," the Chilean said.
During his time at Stamford Bridge,
Lampard was Chelsea's vice-captain
and won the Premier League title three
times and the Champions League and
Europa League once apiece.
The former West Ham player also helped
the Blues win four FA Cups and the
League Cup twice.
On signing for New York City FC,
Lampard said: "New York ticks all the
right boxes for me. It's very exciting."
Former Spain striker David Villa, 32,
has also joined the MLS franchise but
will spend three months on loan at
Melbourne FC, Manchester City's
Australian partner club.
FRANK LAMPARD'S CAREER HONOURS
Premier League titles
2004-05, 2005-06,
2009-10
FA Cup wins
2006-07, 2008-09,
2009-10, 2011-12
League Cup
wins 2004-05, 2006-07
Champions League win 2011-12
Europa League
win 2012-13
Manchester City chief executive Ferran
Soriano said: "One of the reasons David
Villa and Frank Lampard decided to
come to New York is because they know
who manages and who owns the club."
Lampard, who won his 106th England
cap during the World Cup in Brazil,
said he would make a decision on his
international career once his club
future was finalised.
At his official New York unveiling,
Lampard said: "I'm going to keep fit,
that's the main thing. How I do that is
not clear yet.
"I'm going to sit round with people at
the club and sort that out."
A number of MLS players have previously
spent the US close-season on loan with
Premier League clubs, including Clint
Dempsey at Fulham, Landon Donovan
at Everton, Robbie Keane at Aston Villa
and Thierry Henry at Arsenal.
City on loan from New York City FC
until January, the English club's
manager Manuel Pellegrini has
confirmed.
"From next week, Wednesday, he will
start working with our team and he
will be with us until January,"
Pellegrini told a press conference on
Saturday.
"He is working with the squad. He will
fight for his position."
The 36-year-old signed for New York
City last month on a two-year contract
after his release from Chelsea.
Major League Soccer franchise New York
City are owned jointly by Manchester
City and baseball giants the New York
Yankees, but their season does not start
until March 2015.
Manchester City plan to register the
England international for both their
Premier League and Champions League
campaigns.
"He knows we have a very good team,
we have a lot of players in his position.
He is one player more," Pellegrini said
following his side's 5-4 defeat on
penalties by Olympiakos in their latest
pre-season friendly.
"We have a lot of games particularly
with the Champions League - so he's
very important for our team."
Lampard has legendary status at
Chelsea following 13 years at Stamford
Bridge, his 211 goals in 649 matches
making him the club's record scorer.
Former Chelsea winger Pat Nevin does
not believe the midfielder's reputation
will be damaged by a move to City, and
Pellegrini ruled out any chance of
sparing him a meeting against his
former employers when the two sides
meet at Etihad Stadium on 21
September.
"He is a player for Manchester City and
he will play every game he needs to
play," the Chilean said.
During his time at Stamford Bridge,
Lampard was Chelsea's vice-captain
and won the Premier League title three
times and the Champions League and
Europa League once apiece.
The former West Ham player also helped
the Blues win four FA Cups and the
League Cup twice.
On signing for New York City FC,
Lampard said: "New York ticks all the
right boxes for me. It's very exciting."
Former Spain striker David Villa, 32,
has also joined the MLS franchise but
will spend three months on loan at
Melbourne FC, Manchester City's
Australian partner club.
FRANK LAMPARD'S CAREER HONOURS
Premier League titles
2004-05, 2005-06,
2009-10
FA Cup wins
2006-07, 2008-09,
2009-10, 2011-12
League Cup
wins 2004-05, 2006-07
Champions League win 2011-12
Europa League
win 2012-13
Manchester City chief executive Ferran
Soriano said: "One of the reasons David
Villa and Frank Lampard decided to
come to New York is because they know
who manages and who owns the club."
Lampard, who won his 106th England
cap during the World Cup in Brazil,
said he would make a decision on his
international career once his club
future was finalised.
At his official New York unveiling,
Lampard said: "I'm going to keep fit,
that's the main thing. How I do that is
not clear yet.
"I'm going to sit round with people at
the club and sort that out."
A number of MLS players have previously
spent the US close-season on loan with
Premier League clubs, including Clint
Dempsey at Fulham, Landon Donovan
at Everton, Robbie Keane at Aston Villa
and Thierry Henry at Arsenal.
Good Move for him there...the shocks on Chelsea!
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