The 36-year-old, who spent 13 years at Chelsea, recently signed for New York, but as the next Major League Soccer season does not start until next year, he has opted to return to England to maintain fitness.
New York are one of Manchester City’s two sister clubs, the other being Australian side Melbourne City.
“As you know, Lampard has signed a contract with New York City and will start working here [the US] in January as the season starts in March,” Pellegrini told a press conference.
“From next Wednesday he will start working with our team and will play for us until then.
“At the moment he will work with the squad and be a member of the squad. He will fight for a position. He knows we have a very good team and we have a lot of players in his position. He is one player more.
“We have a lot of games, particularly with the Champions League, so he’s very important for our team.”
Lampard has a strong emotional attachment to Chelsea, having become the club’s all-time leading scorer with 211 goals, and Pellegrini suggested he could be spared from facing his former club when Jose Mourinho’s side visit the Etihad Stadium on September 21.
“I will talk about those things with him, but he is a player for City,” said the Chilean. “He will play every game that he needs to play.”
Published in The Express Tribune, August 4th, 2014.
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