Played LCB in a 3 for us and has played LB since, and we've been bidding for a right sided centre half instead. If we really wanted him that badly we'd have bid by now. They probably don't see him fitting what we need
Lampard got a few loans in at derby, waiting for prem teams to finalise squads, and free up what players are available, surely uses his Chelsea/ Man City link ?
A big club that without large away followings (e.g. Blues taking 7k this Saturday) would muster between 10-12k attendances at most, despite having been at the top end of the table.