Deco plans to quit Chelsea after World Cup and return to Brazil

02 March 2010 08:15
Deco said that he had been in talks with Chelsea to quit at the end of the season to be closer to his family and continue his search for first-team football.[LNB]"I want to go back to Brazil," the midfielder told The Sun. "I still have a couple of good years of high-level football in me but I want to be near my kids."[LNB] Related ArticlesAngry Terry hits back at BellamyBridge keeps sanity among madnessBring back Jose Mourinho!The boy done bad: John Terry meets Wayne Bridge on the football pitchShe's our Cheryl, not hisBaines can bridge divideDeco, 32, still has a year left on his Chelsea contract but said: "Ideally I'd like to go after the World Cup and I've been talking to Chelsea about it. [LNB]"It will all depend on Chelsea if the club release me or let me go on loan. I'm not going to rush to choose a new club but it's time to get back."[LNB]After struggling to make the grade as a footballer in his native Brazil, Deco moved to Europe where he blossomed at Porto and Barcelona. [LNB]Flamengo have expressed an interest in the Portugal midfielder.[LNB]

Source: Telegraph