Yuri Zhirkov has revealed he will look to leave Chelsea if he fails to force his way into the first team before the end of the season.
Russia wing-back Zhirkov has only recently returned from three months out with an Achilles injury.
Zhirkov, 27, became Carlo Ancelotti's first major signing when he joined from CSKA Moscow for £18million in the summer of 2009, but he has warned his boss that he may consider a move away from Stamford Bridge.