Ricardo Carvalho has accepted that his Chelsea career may be over.
He has stated that he is willing to leave Stamford Bridge to regain first-team football.
Riccy has been injured for much of this season and not available for much of Guus Hiddink's short reign in particular.
Chelsea are expected to offer new deals to Alex, Florent Malouda and Didier Drogba this summer.
Michael Ballack has already signed one-year deal.
Carvalho's outburst might be viewed as a veiled attempt to broker a new deal but it's a dangerous strategy and one that could backfire.