Mourinho: Lampard and Gerrard are “great players”

(GSM) – Ahead of his near installment as Real Madrid manager, Jose Mourinho has said that Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard are both “great players”. The Portuguese coach is expected to be hired as the Bernabeu club soon.

Chilean manager Manuel Pellegrini was sacked following a trophy-less first season with the Spanish giants. Meanwhile, having enjoyed a splendid season with Inter Milan where he has won the treble of the Serie A title, Coppa Italia and Champions League.

“I like players in the final part of their careers,” Mourinho told Spanish sports daily AS.

“I love to have some players who are 33 or 34 years old. They are players that you buy and you won’t recover this money, but if they give you good performances for two or three years you’ve got your money’s worth.

“Both (Gerrard and Lampard) are great players who always give everything.”