Mourinho amedokeza kuwa pamoja na kutokuwa na mawasiliano na klabu ya Chelsea aliendelea kuwasiliana na Lampard kama rafiki na alimshauri kutoondoka ligi kuu Uingereza.
"I was telling him, the way I know you - don't go to American soccer. You
are a player who needs to compete every week at the highest level, you
are a player that needs to be in real competition."