Chelsea's Andreas Christensen will hand in a transfer request unless he starts playing games more regularly by Christmas.
The Dane is said to be unhappy after featuring only three times this season - twice in the Europa League and once in the Carabao Cup. He has failed to play a single minute of Premier League football since Maurizio Sarri took over - in stark contrast to the 2,067 minutes he played under previous manager Antonio Conte.
With the situation looking bleak, it appears Christensen is ready to force through a January exit - with his agent and father Sten telling a Danish radio station (via The Telegraph) that his son will seek a permanent move away unless things change.