Capello urges Lampard to stay put

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Inter coach Jose Mourinho has made no secret of his desire to take the England international to Italy, but Chelsea have so far not budged in their stance of rejecting all offers for the player.

And Capello believes it would be in the best interests of the English national team if Lampard stays where he is. He told Italian newspaper La Repubblica: "As England coach I would prefer it if Lampard remained in England. He would have less travelling to do that way."

Capello also lamented the lack of talent available to him in the Premier League, compared to the amount of Italian players his counterpart Marcello Lippi has to chose from in Serie A.

"I'm worse off than Lippi, than everyone. I have Welsh players, Scottish, Irish," he continued.

"In the Premier League only 35% of the players are English. In Italy it's about 72%."

Despite the setbacks Capello hopes to make "an impact" on the World Cup with England in 2010, and reiterated that the England job will be his last in football.

"I will complete my contract with England, but my time in the dugout will end with my England experience," he said.

"However, I would like to end my career having made an impact at a World Cup."