Chelsea on the verge of losing their longest serving player

Chelsea is on the verge of losing the services of their current longest-serving squad member after the player admits he is looking to leave the club for another club due to work permit issues.

Goalkeeper Matej Delac, 25, joined Chelsea in 2010, He has had numerous loan spells but he is yet to register a Premier League appearance for the team due to work permit issues. Now he believes that the time is right for a fresh challenge.

"Yes, soon will come a time I'll have to leave Chelsea. Many people ask me do I regret coming to Chelsea so young, and not joining some smaller club, but I feel no regret," he explained to SportSport."

Your career can always be better, but I am 25 and have been through so much, met many coaches, players, gained experience.

"The problem was not my quality, Chelsea believed in me, extended my contract several times, but the problem was always work permit."

The Croatian most successful temporary stints were his last two - playing 26 games for Bosnians Sarajevo and then 28 last terms for Belgian team Royal Excel Mouscron.