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Outstanding Belgian playmaker wants transfer, already had talks with Chelsea

Zenit St Petersburg midfielder Axel Witsel wants to join a bigger league this summer.

The Belgian international has confirmed that he does not want to continue in Russia next season.

Witsel has been linked with a move to Chelsea since last summer. There were reports that Chelsea held talks with the player, but a move never materialised.

Witsel has confirmed that he has one year remaining on his current contract and wants to leave. The player will decide his future after the Euros this summer.

Witsel told La Derniere Heure: “I still have a contract for one more year come June and the club knows how I feel.