Chelsea have been given hope in their long term quest of signing German international Bastian Schweinsteiger as the midfielder currently playing for Bayern Munich has revealed in an early extract of his autobiography that he intends to move abroad in the near future, according to the Express.

The Blues have been in simply sublime form over the past month and have shown no sign of taking the Barclays Premier League title race lightly as the season enters a crucial stage. The fixtures will start piling up with the return of the UEFA Champions League and Jose Mourinho has been motivating his players appropriately for the coming months. The vital encounter with title holders Manchester City ended in a draw which was the perfect result for Chelsea. With City slipping up on a regular basis, Mourinho’s men have been grinding out results and have now maintained a 7 point lead with 25 games played so far. The latest win for Chelsea came against Everton in a difficult fixture at Stamford Bridge, and when the match seemed to be going into a stalemate, Willian came up with a late winner. City won their fixture against Stoke City and cannot afford anymore slip ups in the race.

Schweinsteiger has been linked with several Premier League clubs in the past, but has stuck with his boyhood club in Munich. The 30-year old, who is now Germany’s captain, has played 331 games for Bayern, scoring 41 goals.