Shevchenko to leave Chelsea

28 August 2009 21:55
Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko has decided to leave the club. [LNB] Ancelotti revealed Shevchenko had decided to move on because there was no guarantee of first-team football at Stamford Bridge.[LNB] He said: "I spoke with Shevchenko. He would like to play with continuity here for me but it is difficult for me to give him the possibility to play a lot of matches and he will take the right decision for him. We have told him he can go." [LNB] The Italian coach also rejected fresh speculation that the Blues had made a £57million bid for Bayern Munich midfielder Franck Ribery.

Source: Eurosport