Florent Malouda Suggests That "He Could Leave"

Flourant Malouda may be on his way out of Stamford Bridge after being told that he may move. Suitors are believed to include clubs in Brazil where Malouda's wife hails from

Florent Malouda Has Said That He May Leave Chelsea And Is Interested To Play For Brazilian Club.Malouda has one year left on his contract and has been informed that he can move. The 32-year-old is considering a number of offers including at least one from Brazil where he has already expressed an interest in playing.The French international, who signed for Chelsea for £13m in 2007, has a Brazilian wife and is wanted by Vasco Da Gama where he reunite with his former Lyon team-mate Juninho Pernambucano.Brazilian football is receiving a huge financial boost with money flowing into the game ahead of the 2014 World Cup Finals.It’s believed that Michael Essien is also hoping to leave Chelsea this summer but another midfielder, Meireles, is keen to stay.The Portuguese international was unsettled by the sacking of Andre Villas-Boas and has struggled to command a regular first-team place. He has been linked with a several clubs but would prefer to remain at Stamford Bridge.Chelsea have already released Didier Drogba, Salomon Kalou and Jose Bosingwa, after their contracts expire, and there are expected to be more departures. The future of Daniel Sturridge, for whom Chelsea could command a sizeable fee, remains the most interesting.Drogba has signed for Shanghai Shenhua and both his representatives and Barcelona president Sandro Rosell were quick yesterday to dismiss suggestions that he may be trying to move to Catalan club instead.“Drogba to Barca story complete nonsense. As we told you he joins Shanghai in July,” reported the Sports PR Company, his media representatives, using the social network site Twitter. Drogba agreed to join the Chinese club several months ago and it’s understood that if he attempted to release himself from the deal it would involve significant compensation being paid.Chelsea are in the process of reshaping their squad, having already signed Eden Hazard and Marko Marin although their interest in Hulk has cooled for now. Manager Roberto Di Matteo also has to juggle with players coming back from the European Championships and John Terry’s trial as he plans for next month’s pre-season tour to the United States.It was also announced yesterday that defender David Luiz would be one of the over-age players in Brazil’s squad for the Olympics. Spain are also considering selecting Juan Mata even though he is part of the Euro 2012 squad.