Frank Lampard is a step closer to being reunited with Jose Mourinho after the Chelsea star's agent revealed he would be meeting with Inter Milan bosses in the next 10 days.

Mourinho has made no secret of his desire to lure Lampard to the San Siro, but this is the first time positive words about the move have emerged from the England midfielder's camp.

The news comes amid reports that talks over a new Chelsea contract for the player have hit a snag over the length of the deal

"At the moment I've been on holiday for about a week," Lampard's agent Franco Granello told Tuttomercatoweb.

"But it doesn't seem to me that Lampard's transfer has already been completed.

"I have a meeting with Inter in 10 days but for now I'm enjoying the rest, seeing as I have so little."

Lampard, who turns 30 on Friday, has previously said he wants to stay at Chelsea but is demanding a four-year extension to his current contract while the club are reportedly only prepared to offer him half that.

According to Italian media reports, Inter have already offered the former West Ham player a five-year deal.

Lampard will have talks with Luiz Felipe Scolari when the new Blues boss begins work with the English club on July 1, days after Granello's meeting with Nerazzurri chiefs.

The Italian champions have long been linked with the Chelsea star but matters were stepped up a pace when Mourinho, who helped Lampard thrive at Stamford Bridge, took over the helm at Inter.

Earlier in the day the Portuguese coach had declared that Lampard, Deco and Didier Drogba were "players who I could never say no to," adding: "I would love to work with them again in the future".

Mourinho's comments came just days after Inter president Massimo Moratti revealed Lampard was on his club's target list.

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