Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has hinted Ghana winger Christian Atsu could leave the Blues after leaving him out of his USA pre-season tour plans.
The 24-year-old joined the Stamford Bridge giants for pre-season and featured in three games.
But it seems manager Conte has decided on the fate of the former FC Porto star as the Italian gaffer has overlooked him for a 30-man squad for the tour of the USA.
Defender Baba Rahman was named in the squad.
Atsu is into the third year of his five-year Chelsea contract and is valued around €5 million.
Since joining Chelsea in 2013, the former West African Football Academy product has failed to convince the club's technical heads he is worthy of a full season opportunity.
He was farmed out to Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem immediately after inking the Stamford Bridge deal and excelled in the Eredivisie.
However things turned sour for the Ghana international as he failed to get game time at both Everton and Bournemouth.
Spanish side Malaga took him on loan in the second-half of the La Liga season. He showed glimpses of brilliance, prompting a number of interest from a string of stellar clubs.
While Turkish sides Fenerbahce and Galatasaray are interested in shipping the influential attacker to the Super Lig, Atsu is weighing options available to him.
Greek sides Olympiakos have declared interest in the player.
Meanwhile La Liga outfits Malaga and Celta de Vigo are keen on the winger.
Below is the Chelsea squad for the LA tour.
Goalkeepers: Thibaut Courtois, Asmir Begovic, Jamal Blackman, Nathan Baxter
Defenders: Branislav Ivanovic, Cesar Azpilicueta, Gary Cahill, John Terry, Kurt Zouma, Baba Rahman, Matt Miazga, Hector, Ola Aina, Fikayo Tomori
Midfielders: Nemanja Matic, Cesc Fabregas, Nathaniel Chalobah, Oscar, Eden Hazard, Willian, Pedro, Kenedy, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Victor Moses, Juan Cuadrado
Strikers: Diego Costa, Loic Remy, Bertrand Traore, Michy Batshuayi, Tammy Abraham
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