Blues duo face wait after Lamps deal

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Lampard, 30, agreed a five-year deal on Wednesday after around two years of negotiation and his previous contract within 12 months of expiring.

Drogba and Cole have two years left on their current contracts and Kenyon said: "Both those contracts and discussions have been put on the shelf. The season is starting and those will be re-visited next year."

Lampard got the length of contract he was aiming for and is among the high earners at Stamford Bridge.

He said: "This contract will take me to 34, and if you look around there are a lot of top professionals playing like Ryan Giggs, players like that, offering a lot to their club both on the pitch and off it.

"And I certainly feel that I can do that in a big way."

Lampard insists he has no regrets about not joining former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho at Inter Milan, who had lodged a bid for him earlier in the summer.

He said: "I made my decision for Frank Lampard - simple as that. I want to do what is best for me, my family and my football.

Meanwhile, it is understood that AC Milan are interested in Branislav Ivanovic but Chelsea are unwilling to sell a player they bought at the turn of the year.

Kenyon is still hopeful of signing Robinho from Real Madrid and said: "It is continuing. Hopefully not as long as the speculation about Frank. We've still got a few days left of the window and hopefully we'll get a result."