Shevchenko shown exit door

28 August 2009 14:45
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has given the green light for striker Andriy Shevchenko to leave the club.[LNB] The Ukrainian forward was signed for £30million from AC Milan in 2006, but has failed to make an impact at Stamford Bridge since his big-money move.[LNB]Ancelotti decided to take the 32-year-old back to the San Siro on loan last season, but Shevchenko failed to recapture his form of old that saw him net 127 times for the Rossoneri.[LNB]The Italian boss has decided that the striker is now surplus to requirements at Chelsea, and the decision had nothing to do with the Ukrainian being left out of his UEFA Champions League squad.[LNB]Decision"I spoke with Shevchenko and he said he would like to play with continuity," the Blues manager said.[LNB]"Here for me it is difficult to give him the opportunity to play a lot of matches and I think he will take the right decision for him. He will take his decision, it is not our problem, and he will choose the team that is right for him.[LNB]"I spoke with him and he takes this decision. I have time to choose the squad in the Champions League, the only thing is Shevchenko didn't have the possibility to play with continuity, he took the decision only for this."[LNB]Misfit Shevchenko has been strongly linked with a move back to old club Dynamo Kiev, where he started his career.[LNB]Ancelotti also denied the club had made any move for Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery, despite speculation surrounding a £57million bid.[LNB]He said: "No that is not true."[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports