The Catalan giants are reported to be planning a 30-million-euro offer to tempt Lampard away from Stamford Bridge after learning that talks between the player and Chelsea have so far come to nothing.

Lampard, who has only two years of his current contract remaining, made it clear after the FA Cup Final in May that he was happy to stay in London -- and he expected those comments to elicit an instant response from the club.

Instead, however, he has been greeted by silence and now the 29-year-old admits the situation is becoming uncomfortable.

He said: "It feels kind of strange. It's something I am trying to put my mind off a little bit.

"When you've had a long season the last thing you want to do is go away for a month and wreck your missus' and kids' holiday by stressing over other things.

"In an ideal world I would like it to be sorted before the season starts. In an ideal world I would have done it three weeks ago. But it's not an ideal world is it? That's life.

"Right now my mind is on going back to pre-season training with Chelsea. Of course I said after the Cup Final that I wanted to stay but nothing has moved on from there. That's probably what leaves me in the situation I'm in."

Lampard has refused to criticise Chelsea for dragging their feet but hints he is upset the club has not been more proactive in offering a deal that himself and agent Steve Kutner can be happy with.

"You get on with it," he said. "I'm not surprised. In football nothing surprises you. I have two years left on my contract at Chelsea and that's the way it is.

"They haven't had the necessity to come and offer me anything so I just carry on and get on with it -- as you have to do as a player."

Lampard's words will give encouragement to Barcelona who have already pulled off the transfer coup of the summer by signing Thierry Henry from Arsenal for 24 million euros.

They have been tracking Lampard for some time and hope the fact his Spanish partner Elen is a Barcelona fan will help swing the deal.

Lampard has made no secret of his love for Spain or Spanish football and having only just returned from a holiday in Ibiza he plans yet another visit to the country next week.

He has also been taking Spanish lessons for more than two years but has always insisted it has nothing to do with his footballing future and has never wavered from his claim that he intends to stay in London next season.

That intention will be tested to the full if Chelsea, who return to training on Monday week before heading to America for a pre-season tour, don't step up contract talks soon.