William Gallas is ready to buy himself out of the remaining year of his contract at Chelsea unless the Premiership champions agree to sell him within the next two weeks.
The move is allowed by FIFA rules, and according to The Independent would cost the 28-year-old French defender a cool £5million. He could then negotiate with other clubs.
It appears Gallas has decided to leave England and wants to test himself in either Italy or Spain - he has already narrowed the clubs he wants to play for down to either AC Milan, Juventus or Barcelona.
According to the paper Chelsea had been hoping to persuade Gallas to stay at the club with a pay rise, and his decision to leave is a big blow for Peter Kenyon and Jose Mourinho. The player meanwhile is hoping an amicable agreement can be reached for his departure.
If Gallas does go, Chelsea's summer transfer plans will be affected as they'll need a left-back to replace him. According to newspaper reports they've registered an interest in Real Madrid's Roberto Carlos.
Another player apparently set to leave Stamford Bridge is Icelandic international striker Eidur Gudjohnsen.
The Icelander's father, Arnor, who also represents him, confirmed to The Independent: "We are still in contact with Chelsea about his future and hopefully by the end of the week we'll have clarification."
