Fernando Torres has been dropped by Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo for the crunch Champions League clash with Juventus.
The £50million Spanish striker will be replaced by Eden Hazard as the visitors look for at least a point to keep their European campaign alive.
The idea of having the Chelsea failure on his CV certainly irks the ex-Liverpool striker, but he has privately accepted he must leave west London, with Spain his preferred destination.
Potentially, Torres could return to Atletico Madrid as part of Chelsea's move to sign Radamel Falcao.
Torres' disastrous spell at Stamford Bridge plummeted further on Saturday after putting in another lacklustre display in the 2-1 defeat against West Bromwich.
And Roberto Di Matteo is today giving serious consideration to dropping the club's record signing for the trip to Turin.
Last week, Di Matteo admitted any manager would love to have Falcao in his team as Chelsea step up their interest in the Atletico striker.
Abramovich is ready to concede his £50m gamble on Torres has failed and the Blues owner will make funds available for Di Matteo.
Manchester City and Real Madrid are also interested in the 26-year-old Falcao, who scored a stunning hat-trick against Chelsea in the European Super Cup.
On Friday, Di Matteo said: 'Falcao is one of the best strikers, probably, in European and world football. His ratio of goals per game is quite impressive not just this season but over the last three years, at Porto and Atletico Madrid. If you ask any manager, he'd have him in his team.
'I know the window's nearing and there'll be a lot of speculation for our club, but whatever we do we'll keep it behind closed doors.'
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