Andriy Shevchenko cannot complete a loan comeback to Milan in January due to a legal loophole on non-EU players.
Newspapers in England are today insisting that the Chelsea star is so unhappy at Stamford Bridge that he is in negotiations for a shock return to San Siro mid-season.
However, the rules limiting the arrival of non-EU players from a foreign club would make this impossible, as the Rossoneri have already filled their quota with Ricardo OliveiraÂ’s switch from Real Betis Sevilla.
If Shevchenko were to come back to Serie A, it would have to be in the summer, when another non-EU place opens up.
There is another alternative, one already used by Juventus when they brought in Adrian Mutu following his contract termination with Chelsea.
If another Serie A side with a free non-EU place signs the player, then turns him over to the larger club, this gets around the regulations.
Yet this would be very tricky to complete in a purely loan deal, so Chelsea would have to sell Shevchenko to another side in order to then send him forward to the Rossoneri.
The Ukrainian and former European Player of the Year moved to Chelsea for around £30m in the summer.
poor him 