Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi has warned that he cannot tolerate another season with so little playing time, especially with the 2018 World Cup looming on the horizon.
The Blues snapped Batshuayi up from French outfit Marseille last summer, but the Belgium international struggled to win Antonio Conte's confidence at Stamford Bridge and was forced to regularly warm the bench.
He has been linked with a clutch of clubs, who are aware he is unhappy at his fringe status at Chelsea, with Newcastle United, West Ham, Monaco, Sevilla, and former club Marseille, all alive to his situation.
And Batshuayi has dropped a clear hint that he will need guarantees on playing time if he is to remain at Chelsea.
"Everyone knows that I need to play and score more", Batshuayi was quoted as saying by French outlet Made In Foot.
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"There is the World Cup next year and I want to be ready to play."
Batshuayi revealed he is ready to wait and see what Chelsea have in mind for him, but will not make demands.
"I do not ask anything.
"I will listen to what they are offering me. They're the ones who decide, not me.
"After that, I will talk with my agent and the club, in a friendly way."
Chelsea have been linked with re-signing Romelu Lukaku from Everton, which would further cast doubt on Batshuayi's future with the Premier League champions.
Still just 23 years old, Batshuayi cost Chelsea a fee of around £33m to snap up from Marseille, the Blues beating off competition from a number of clubs to secure his signature.
