Chelsea's Argentine striker Hernan Crespo will be sold at the end of the season, according to The Sun.

Despite impressing after returning from a loan spell at AC Milan last term, Crespo has struggled to settle in London and says he is now ready to quit Stamford Bridge.

And it appears Jose Mourinho will have no problems with letting him go, having said only yesteray: "Anyone who isn't happy can leave the club."

Crespo explained: "In football terms I am delighted with the squad, with Mourinho and with the fans. But on a personal level, I am suffering. I miss everything. My friends, cinema, TV and the theatre. The sporting aspect is not open to debate.

"We have already won the Community Shield, we are 13 points clear in the Premiership, we have the best manager in the world and Roman Abramovich worships me.

"However, having said all this, life isn't just about football and, at the end of the year, I would like to return."

Crespo, 30, joined Chelsea for £16.3million from Inter Milan in the summer of 2003 and was one of the first wave of new recruits following Abramovich's takeover. He has netted seven goals in just nine Premiership starts for the Blues this season.