Lampard wants to join us but we can't force Chelsea to let us have him - Inter

New Inter coach Jose Mourinho, Lampard's former boss at Stamford Bridge, has made no secret of the fact he would like the England international in his squad.   

Ready to go: Frank Lampard is keen on a move to Italy says the Inter director

But Lampard is under contract with the west London club for another year and Chelsea are adamant they will not sell him.  

'We have done everything that was in our means. We cannot, certainly, take him away from Chelsea by force,' Oriali told Mediaset TV.   

'What is certain right now is that the player wants strongly to come to Inter.'

  Former Chelsea star Gianfranco Zola does not believe the deal will go ahead unless the Premier League side have a change of heart.  

He said: 'If Chelsea have in their minds not to give way, Inter have no chance of signing Lampard, regardless of the player's wish.'

Meanwhile, Mourinho was full of praise for the England star during his interview with Ford's FeelFootball.com.

'Frank Lampard is a different kind of person, not so extroverted,' Mourinho
said. 'He's the best professional I've ever worked with. He's the player who trains better, has more concentration, more commitment and is always focused on
himself.

'He is never happy about his performance, always wants to improve, and always wants to learn.

'If he makes a mistake in a game, the next day in training he wants to stay one more hour to practise exactly that situation.

'I remember he missed a goal once with a difficult left-foot volley and the next day he was there an hour after training practising that volley.

'Lampard is incredibly professional. God gave players the talent, and some of them waste this. But some others make themselves better and these are the kind of the players who can last forever.'