Deco wants Lampard to stay

New signing hoping to win Champions League with Chelsea

Last updated: 18th July 2008

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Deco: Wants Lampard to stay

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Chelsea new boy Deco is hoping Frank Lampard stays at Stamford Bridge to help the club win the UEFA Champions League.

Lampard is a target for Inter Milan, with the Italian champions' president Massimo Moratti claiming the midfielder wants to move to Italy.

The Blues do not want to sell the 30-year-old and Deco is keen to play alongside the England international in the coming season.

"Frank is a fantastic player I have played against many times," said Deco.

First-class attitude

"I have also seen him in training and he is a delight to watch because he works very hard. He has a first-class attitude and I am looking forward to playing with him.

"I want to play with him. I'm not sure he will stay, but it would be great if he did and we can all play together. You need great players to win the Champions League and he is a great player.

"The Champions League is certainly the trophy we most want to win because Chelsea have been chasing it for a long time.

"I have won it with two other teams (Barca and Porto) and it would be fantastic to win it now with Chelsea."

Big disaster

Portuguese playmaker Deco has joined Chelsea from Barcelona and is confident he can make an impact in the Premier League.

His form over the past two seasons had been criticised by Barca president Joan Laporta, but Deco does not believe his career is heading in the wrong direction.

He added: "We won many titles for two years and then it was a bit difficult. In these situations, the blame is usually attached to the more important players.

"But this doesn't matter to me any more: I am here now at Chelsea, who are one of the greatest clubs in the world.

"I certainly don't think I am on a downhill slope. When big clubs don't win - whether it's Barcelona, Real Madrid or whoever - it's always a big disaster.

"Players can't come out of that looking good and it's natural that they will be criticised because that is football.

"But I still believe in myself and I believe I can still be a great player. I played a great tournament in the Euros recently and that showed what I can do."