Chelsea Transfers: 5 Reasons They'd Be Mad To Let Frank Lampard Go

5 reasons why Chelsea must not sell Frank Lampard

free to sign a pre-contract agreement with a foreign club from January, with possible moves to either the MLS in America or the Chinese Super League being touted. Any potential move away from Stamford Bridge has certainly divided opinion. Some might claim that dumping Lampard in such an undignified manner is cruel, particularly when you stop to consider the decade of service he has given the club since his move from West Ham way back in 2001. Others however could say that the 34 year old is past his best, no longer the force he once was. That time has finally caught up with him, and that he should bow out gracefully to usher in a new era at Stamford Bridge with the likes of Oscar, Hazard, Marin and Romeu set to fill his boots in the years to come. Personally, we believe that Chelsea would be mad to ditch Lampard, and here's 5 reasons why. Click "Next" to continue.

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Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.