Andriy Shevchenko has admitted that his career may not lie in AC Milan. The Chelsea forward is set to leave the club in the summer.

"There is a lot of talk about my return," Shevchenko said in a television interview published in Corriere dello Sport. "But I am not authorised to say anything more than this: that my links to Milan have always been great.

"Milan gave me a lot, they helped me grow as a player and they helped me win the European Footballer of the Year award and the Champions League.

"I have great memories. Relationships with my team-mates are very important and many of them have remained.

"The president has always been very kind to me, he suggested to me to take a house in Antigua, I listened to him and I made a great investment.

"I thank him for everything he has done for me, he is very close to my heart. He helped me a lot, in many things.

"I miss my friends in Italy, the true ones, and the food, a lot."