After all the hype surrounding our article "The Truth About Thierry Henry's Transfer To FC Barcelona: Barça is in Pole Position!" over the last couple of days, I had the biggest laugh of my life this morning.


The sun was shining, a nice seaview and enjoying "Cafe con leche" on my terrace when I looked at the headline of El Mundo Deportivo: "Two's better than One!" with two players in action, Thierry Henry of Arsenal and believe it or not, Frank Lampard of Chelsea. People who've been following recent controvertial developments and read all the comments will understand why I spat coffee over the table while almost choking with laughter. I was just imagining the reaction and all the abuse I'd get from Chelsea fans when I blog about who's moving from FC Barcelona in exchange for the talented Chelsea midfielder, Frank Lampard.



I've been pretty busy all day, being verbally assaulted by Arsenal fans but I simply have to take this story on.


El Mundo Deportivo claims that not only is Henry coming to The Nou Camp but Frank Lampard is also in Barcelona's sights for the summer transfer period.

Tell me I'm crazy but I reckon a Frank Lampard move would make a lot of sense.


1. First of all it would remind Thierry Henry what it means to be ambitious and I'm sure he would love to play alongside Frank Lampard. Obviously in the Premiership a no go, but in Barcelona a possibility.
Can you hear me Henry? That's what ambition is!


2. El Mundo Deportivo claims that Frank Lampard is not on best terms with Jose Mourinho. I cann't pass judgement from here but from what I know about Mou, I wouldn't be at all surprised!


3. Mourinho is clearly desperate to sign German Superstar Michael Ballack from Bavarian outfit Bayern Munich, who can leave on a free Bosman in the summer, before the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Michael Ballack is the same type of player and plays the same position. Perhaps Ballack and Lampard could compliment each other but to my way of thinking it seems very unlikely.


The only part that confuses me is why FC Barcelona doesn't try to snag Ballack for nothing but is happy to throw big money at Lampard. Maybe there is some "verbal agreement" in place (Careful - Ed.) between Lampard and Barca should Ballack go to Chelsea? Hmm....We'll see.


4. Chelsea could balance their books a little bit, selling a top flight player for a huge wedge, while receiving a similar player for nothing. Actually, this would reflect well on the management team, at least better than just wasting their money, while putting a smile on the face of their Russian Overlord.


5. Bayern Munich officially declared that Mark Van Bommel would be a suitable candidate to replace Ballack who's definitely changing post codes in the summer (FC Barcelona Blog reported this some time ago). Barcelona would receive a nice transfer fee that could fund a small part of the Lampard deal but more importantly, Mark Van Bommel has to be replaced.


6. If FC Barcelona wins the Champions League, Barca will be well cashed up and could easily take on both players: Thierry Henry from Arsenal, who will not be so expensive due to FIFA regulations and Frank Lampard, who will cost a few gazillion pesos. But the Thierry Henry deal is already in the budget and the millions from the Champions League could be invested in Frank Lampard.


7. Barcelona has a well-balanced squad - more or less. Few players will leave, (maybe Gabri) and Thiery Henry will be a more than adequate successor to Larsson. Perhaps a world class right defender and a world class goalkeeper could be an option, but we are not unhappy with the players that we currently have in these positions.


So, all in all, an additional transfer of Lampard, coupled with Theirry Henry makes perfect sense.



Like El Mundo Deportivo claimed: Two is better than One!