Forssell, one of Luca Vialli's first signings, has barely made his mark in West London since leaving Finland as a 16-year old.

And if that does not change, he will soon be out of the door- of his own accord though. Mikael told Chelsea TV: "I still have three years left after this season with Birmingham, with Chelsea. The original deal was that I'm going to come back to Chelsea and that still stands because that's the way contracts are made.

"But obviously my hunger grows all the time and I'm a player that wants to play. And if the situation doesn't look good in Chelsea, I think Chelsea wouldn't hold me back either because they want their players to play.

"And if there are four, five, six strikers there, I don't think there is any point in that and I think Chelsea understand this.

"But if they say I am one of their players, I'm one of their strikers next season, that I'm going to play, there's a good chance that I'm going to play, then I'm glad.

"I'm going to be happy, I'm going to come back and I'm going to do my best for the club.

"But if the club says we haven't got a spot for you this season or for the future then we'll see what happens. And obviously if they're ready to sell me then who knows but I think the first thing obviously is that I want to play, as any player does."

With the array of strikers currently at the club, not to mention the impending arrival of Arjen Robben, Forssell's Chelsea future looks bleak...