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Belletti planning for Chelsea exit

Soccernet staff
April 13, 2010
Juliano Belletti received a red card in FEbruary during one of his rare appearances © Getty Images
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Juliano Belletti has confirmed that he is likely to leave Chelsea when his contract expires in June but insists he has no plans to retire.

Belletti, who joined Chelsea from Barcelona in 2007, has spent the bulk of his time at Stamford Bridge as a back-up, providing cover at right-back, defensive midfield and central midfield.

The former Brazil international, 33, attracted interest from Flamengo in January and, while Chelsea refused to grant him a transfer, it now looks increasingly likely he will move on this summer.

"FA Cup Final: Chelsea v Portsmouth, 15 May at Wembley," he wrote on Twitter. "Maybe my last game for Chelsea."

In another message shortly afterwards, he added: "My contract ends in June and I still have not decided where to go."

In his final message, he said: "Still not thinking about retiring. I will try to reach my goal of 1,000 games. Stuck near 950."

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