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The 22-year-old has rejected the offer of a new three-year Blues deal after failing to receive assurances over his first-team future from Jose Mourinho.

Chelsea assistant manager Steve Clarke said: "If Lassana doesn't think he's getting a fair chance, then I would need to disagree with him.

"You wouldn't want anyone to go to your local rivals. We want to keep him.

"He spoke to me at length during last season. Then after we had the chat about January he got into the team and did well, he started about nine or 10 consecutive matches.

"For a young player at a club like Chelsea that is a significant involvement in the team, so if he does not think he's getting a fair chance then I have to disagree with him on that."