Chelsea attacker Salomon Kalou is refusing to put pen to paper on a new deal as he contemplates his options and tries to decide whether to leave in order to get regular first team football.
The Evening Standard suggests that Kalou is currently weighing up his options after a number of Premier League clubs were linked with the Ivory Coast international.
The 26-year-old has never managed to cement his place in the Chelsea first team and has had to make do with a supporting role where he is often used as an impact substitute.
Kalou has been with Chelsea since the summer of 2006 and has scored more than 50 goals in his time with the club but is has recently fallen down the pecking order.
With Didier Drogba, Fernando Torres, Nicolas Anelka and Daniel Sturridge all at the club it has been difficult for Kalou to force his way into the plans of Andre Villas-Boas.
With the addition of Romelu Lukaku in the summer, Kalou has yet more competition and may consider leaving Stamford Bridge in order to play more regularly.
Liverpool and Arsenal are both rumoured to be interested in the former Feyenoord forward and would certainly be interested in making an offer should he declare his intention to leave.
Chelsea bought the striker for around £9million and would almost certainly want to make their money back should they decide to let him leave the club.
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