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Protracted talks for a new deal has raised the possibility of the 29-year-old leaving for Spain, although his commitment to his current club has never been questioned.

"My mind at the moment is going back pre-season with Chelsea of course," said the England midfielder. "I said after the FA Cup final that I wanted to stay but nothing has moved on from there and that is probably what leaves me in the situation I am in."

He added: "I have two years left on my contract at Chelsea, that's the way it is. They have no necessity to come and offer me anything so I just carry on and get on with it as you have to as a player."

With his contract running down he has been consistently linked with Barcelona, where his wife is from, while he talks continue.

He added: "In an ideal world I would have done it (signed a new deal) three weeks ago. But it is not an ideal world is it?"