Jose Mourinho reveals Frank Lampard, John Terry and Ashley Cole are in the dark over their future at Chelsea

  • John Terry, Frank Lampard and Ashely Cole are out of contract this summer
  • England star Lampard could miss Chelsea's game against Cardiff City through illness
  • Jose Mourinho believes midfielder deserves a statue at Stamford Bridge


Jose Mourinho will wait until after the final game of the season to hand his report to Chelsea on the futures of club legends Frank Lampard, John Terry and Ashley Cole.

The whereabouts of the long-serving trio next season remains in doubt with all three out of contract in the summer.

'I don't know but I don't think so,' said Mourinho when asked if Terry, Lampard and Cole would play their final game for the club at Cardiff City on Sunday.  'The club knows my opinion. The players

Centre of attention: Jose Mourinho answers questions during his pre-match press conference

Centre of attention: Jose Mourinho answers questions during his pre-match press conference

Uncertain future: Ashley Cole, Frank Lampard and John Terry are all out of contract this summer

Uncertain future: Ashley Cole, Frank Lampard and John Terry are all out of contract this summer

Terry is in negotiations with the club and it is likely that after a formidable season he will be retained.

But Cole's future, after limited action this term, is looking more likely to be away from Stamford Bridge.

It is possible Lampard, who is 36 in June, may have played his final match for Chelsea already.

'Frank Lampard is ill, he is in bed,' Mourinho said. Asked to reflect on Lampard's distinguished career at Stamford Bridge, he added: 'Maybe in a few years he will have a statue where Peter Osgood is. He's one of the biggest players (in the history) of this club.'

Crowd favourite: Mourinho believes Lampard deserves a statue in his honour when he leaves Chelsea

Crowd favourite: Mourinho believes Lampard deserves a statue in his honour when he leaves Chelsea

Mourinho strangely described the defeat to Sunderland as the 'highlight' of his first season back at Chelsea as he again hinted at where he felt his team's Barclays Premier League title chances had been extinguished.

Mourinho was fined £10,000 on Thursday for his sarcastic appraisal of officials following the loss to the Black Cats, and also failed in an appeal against an £8,000 penalty imposed after the defeat at Aston Villa.

Asked his standout moment of the campaign, he chose the penalty awarded by Mike Dean and converted by Fabio Borini which earned Sunderland a 2-1 win on April 19 and ended Mourinho's 77-match unbeaten home league run.

Case for the defence: Mourinho oversees Chelsea training as Cole runs through his paces

Case for the defence: Mourinho oversees Chelsea training as Cole runs through his paces

On the ball: Tomas Kallas tussles for possession with Demba Ba as Chelsea train at their Cobham base

On the ball: Tomas Kallas tussles for possession with Demba Ba as Chelsea train at their Cobham base

'This season I lost a match at Stamford Bridge for the first time,' Mourinho said. 'I lost with the second goal (against Sunderland) and for me that's the highlight.'

Mourinho declined to comment fully on Football Association matters - his disciplinary sanctions or the findings of Greg Dyke's commission - but insisted he was happy to be back after a near six-year absence, despite his disciplinary troubles.

'I like to be back,' Mourinho added. 'I don't enjoy defeats, but I have to say that to lose at Crystal Palace is English football.

'To lose like we did against Sunderland or Aston Villa is not English football and I like English football, I don't like what isn't English football.'


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