Malouda Has A Future At Chelsea

Florent Malouda's agent claims Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari has told him the Frenchman is in his future plans at the club, says eatsleepsport.com.

He had been linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge after a difficult first season in which he struggled for first-team action under Jose Mourinho and then Avram Grant, after joining for a £13.5million fee from French champions Lyon last summer. Italian Serie A side Roma have been heavily linked to Malouda, but the player's agent, Pierre Frelot, says he wants to stay and fight for his place at Chelsea and has been told by Scolari he will get a chance to prove himself.

"After a meeting that was held with Peter Kenyon and Luiz Felipe Scolari, I would very much like to clarify that the latter assured us that he has always appreciated Florent," Frelot told l'Equipe."He counts on him. Florent is convinced that after a first season where his adaptation was interrupted by injury and changes with the coach, he will be able to fully express his talent."