CHELSEA are on the brink of handing forgotten man Marco van Ginkel a new contract.
The Blues paid Vitesse Arnhem £8million for the Holland midfielder in 2013. However, he has since made just FOUR club appearances amid a spate of injuries and loans.
Van Ginkel last played first-team football for PSV Eindhoven in 2018.
He is now near full fitness after a series of knee operations, but his current deal is due to expire this summer.
The 27-year-old said: “My agent, Karel Jansen, is in talks with Chelsea about a new contract for me.
“I am very happy at this show of confidence in me by the club.
“It is quite something when a club tries to keep a player who has been out injured so long and in these uncertain times as well.
“If a deal can be done I expect to make my comeback in Chelsea’s Under-23 side.
“Otherwise I will be a free agent this summer, and we’ll look elsewhere.
“The prospects look very good. I have worked really hard to come back.
“I can now train four to five times a week. I was on the point of rejoining group training in March before the coronavirus outbreak.”
Van Ginkel had spells on loan to AC Milan, Stoke City, and PSV.
The eight-cap international captained the Eindhoven side to the Dutch title in 2018.
