Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has encouraged Cesc Fabregas to stay at the club, with the 31-year-old's contract due to expire at the end of the campaign.
Given his current situation, the Spain international will be free to speak to foreign teams from January regarding a pre-contract agreement and joining another club for free in the summer. As such, there's been plenty of speculation regarding his future.
Speaking about Fabregas at his press conference on Friday, Sarri said he still has a role to play still and that a replacement will need to be brought in if he does depart, per Goal:
"In this position we have only two players, Jorginho and Fabregas, so for me it would be really a problem without Cesc.