The Times’ columnist Gabriele Marcotti admitted that Italian’s departure from Stamford Bridge looks likely, though not all could be so easy in this department.
“I think as everybody knows, he’s got another year left on his contract. I don’t think he wants to resign, but I don’t think he necessarily wants to stay either, and I don’t think the club wants him to stay either, but they don’t want to sack him.
“Once that whole thing gets cleared up, he’s going to need a home, a place to go. Given the type of guy he is, he wants another top club, and in that sense, Paris Saint-Germain would make sense.
“There’s a huge question mark – this Financial Fair Play issue with PSG is not resolved. They [UEFA] have made it pretty clear they’re going to give the thumbs up or thumbs down in the summer.
“I think that’s going to have a huge impact on who PSG get next.”