Frank Lampard says he committed to a new contract over the summer because of his relationship with the Chelsea fans.

The midfielder told BBC Sport: "The reason I'm so close with the fans and feel I have a rapport with them is coming from West Ham to Chelsea was a potentially difficult move and the fans, in a difficult first year, took to me fantastically well and got behind me.

"The way they are with me now and the feelings I have for them, I feel very strongly as a Chelsea person now. It has overtaken my life and I can't forget that really."