Lampard ‘to be offered £1m a month to leave Chelsea’

Frank Lampard will be offered £1m a month after tax to leave Chelsea and move to China, according to The Sun.

It is claimed Lampard is wanted by former Blues team-mate Didier Drogba’s club Shanghai Shenhua, as well as their Chinese Super League rivals Beijing Guoan.

The midfielder’s contract expires next summer, meaning he will be free to talk to other clubs in January unless he agrees a new deal at Stamford Bridge.

Lampard has repeatedly stated that he is keen to stay at Chelsea, while manager Roberto Di Matteo has said that he expects him to be offered a new contract.

The Sun also say QPR chiefs will decide this week whether to replace manager Mark Hughes with Harry Redknapp.

It is suggested that the club could opt to make the change during the international break.

The Daily Express say Hughes has been given two months to turn things around or he will be sacked.

It is claimed that there is major disquiet among senior club officials at Loftus Road, some of whom supposedly want Hughes out now.

Chairman Tony Fernandes has pledged his support for the Welshman but is said to be planning to wield the axe if results have not improved by December.

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