Frank Lampard has revealed how Premiership fans - on a whole - convinced him about signing a new contract at Chelsea.

Lampard, who penned a new Blues deal last week, said: "The letters I've received have been totally overwhelming. Thousands have been sent to the training ground from Chelsea fans, people also sent me poems from Ireland.

"I've had letters from all sorts of people who've suffered and that helps me even more.

"It's also important that I say I had lots of correspondence from Liverpool, Manchester United and West Ham fans.

"That was a breath of fresh air for me, because sometimes football can make you cynical about each other and you forget about the real things which matter.

"When I got a letter from a West Ham fan sending his condolences, and speaking in a certain way, it made me realise what's important.

"Sometimes you can relate more to those who've been through a similar thing to yourself. It made me realise I was in the right environment."