Sir Alex Ferguson has dismissed suggestions Manchester United will attempt to sign Frank Lampard during the January transfer window.
Reports this morning claimed Ferguson would try to lure the 33-year-old Chelsea midfielder to Old Trafford to help avert an injury crisis that has already seen Nemanja Vidic, Darren Fletcher, Tom Cleverley, Ashley Young, Chris Smalling, Jonny Evans, Fabio Da Silva and Michael Owen sidelined.
It has been rumoured that Lampard is unsettled at Chelsea, with new manager Andre Villas-Boas often using him as an impact player off the bench.
The England international has 18 months left on his contract at Stamford Bridge, where he has played since 2001 after joining for £11 million from West Ham.
However, when asked if claims United would try to sign him were true, Ferguson replied: "Do you really think Chelsea would sell to United in January?
"There's no foundation in that. Chelsea want to do something in the second half of the season so they want to keep their best players."
