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Jose Mourinho will demand a £12million-a-year salary to re-take the Chelsea job – and wants Frank Lampard to stay.

The Special One has set a special price to return to his Stamford Bridge throne, which would also hinge on the Blues qualifying for the Champions League.

Popular Mourinho’s proposed west London 'homecoming' will be even better received with his ­determination to keep Stamford Bridge legend Lampard at the club.

Mirror Sport ­understands the Portuguese has already made discreet enquiries about the midfielder’s plans and will urge him to hold off on a final decision until his own destiny is resolved.

The former Blues boss remains a huge fan of Lampard and would want him to be part of his Chelsea set-up if he does return to the club he left six years ago.

Lampard, who turns 35 in June and is set to be out of contract at the end of the season, has been targeted by LA Galaxy.

The Major League Soccer club had been hopeful he would sign a three-year deal with them but the England star has stayed quiet on his future, even though there has also been interest from Manchester United and several Italian clubs.

Lampard, who is just two behind Bobby Tambling’s club record of 202 goals, may yet stay after months of fearing his time at Stamford Bridge was coming to an end.

Unpopular interim boss Rafa Benitez is definitely going at the end of the season, leaving fan-favourite Mourinho in the clear to take over.

The Chelsea supporters still sing ­Mourinho’s name on a regular basis but the Portuguese, who is on £10m-a-year at Real Madrid, will demand a big increase on his current earnings.

He would also be afforded big money by owner Roman ­Abramovich to shake up the squad.

Abramovich accepts the current group has weaknesses and there is a feeling the Russian billionaire is ready to dig deep in the summer to sign big-name stars.

Mourinho and Abramovich have long since buried their differences, and the former has made no secret of his desire to return to English football now his time at the Bernabeu is almost certainly coming to an end.

Chelsea’s future revolves around them finishing in the top four this season as that will help them attract big players – and, even more ­importantly, Mourinho.

Without Champions League ­football, the club fear they may miss out on the former Porto and Inter Milan manager - Paris ­Saint-Germain are also keen on securing his services as a potential successor to Carlo ­Ancelotti, another ex-Chelsea boss.

In his first spell at the Bridge, ­Mourinho won the Premier League twice, plus two League Cups and an FA Cup.