EPL says Frank Lampard beneath contract at Manchester town, not the big apple town

The league statement came once The Associated go on weekday highlighted the confusion over Lampard's standing amid continued silence by the groups.

The English Premier League additional to the mystery over Frank Lampard's standing on Thursday by confirming he's beneath contract at Manchester town and doesn't have a proper take care of partner club the big apple town FC.

Shortly afterwards, Man town aforementioned Lampard was returning to the Premier League on loan to remain match fit his the big apple debut. however the announcement has been far from the team web site, and town ne'er used the term loan once more.

The the big apple team, World Health Organization debut in majors football game in March, declared last July that Lampard signed a biennial contract, and used it to market the sale of jerseys and season tickets.

MLS told the AP that though Lampard had not signed a contract with NYCFC, the midfielder had one with town soccer cluster, the umbrella company for the portfolio of clubs closely-held by Abu Dhabi's sheik Mansour.

Lampard's seven goals are valuable to the team's title defense, and once town declared on Dec. thirty one that he was staying for the remainder of the season, the team aforementioned his "contract" had been extended.

Frank Lampard is registered with Manchester town FC till the tip of the 2014-15 season, the league aforementioned in a very statement. The Premier League has sought-after and received assurances from Manchester town that there's no agreement in situ between the club or town soccer cluster with the big apple town FC about the player.

Now the Premier League has investigated the matter and confirmed that no integrity rules are broken as a result of Lampard's solely contract is with Man town and he's not on loan.

There has been criticism within the us over Lampard's failure to begin the MLS season with the enlargement franchise. NYCFC supporters' cluster, The rail, aforementioned it had been angry by Lampard's prolonged keep in England.

The 36-year-old former Chelsea player originally aforementioned he was moving to MLS as a result of he did not wish to play anyplace else in England as a result of I had been thus related with one club.

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