Yury Zhirkov ia already planning to leave Chelsea if he can't force his way into the Blues' first team.
Rather than be a squad player the Russian is warning boss Carlo Ancelotti to play him or let him go.
It's reported that the 27-year-old winger said: 'My only target at the moment is to get back into the main Chelsea team.
'If I'm successful with that, all the other issues will resolve themselves. But if I fail to achieve that between now and the summer, I will start thinking of other possibilities.'
Zhirkov returned on Tuesday from a long-term Achilles injury to play a bit part in he 0-2 Champions League win in Copenhagen.
He was signed by the Blues by Roman Abramovich from CSKA Moscow for £18million in 2009.