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Danish eyes on Nielsen

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Two clubs from the Danish top-flight are believed to be tracking Chelsea starlet Morten Nielsen.

Chelsea youngster may be set for return to his homeland

Two clubs from the Danish top-flight are believed to be tracking Chelsea starlet Morten Nielsen. The striker is expected to leave Stamford Bridge at the end of the current campaign after failing to force his way into the Blues' first-team plans. He signed professional forms with the London giants in 2007, but has been restricted to academy and reserve outings since. The 18-year-old's father, Benny, believes the time is right for Morten to accept a new challenge and feels a return to his homeland would be the most logical option. "There are two Danish teams that have shown an interest," he told Sporten TV2. "He is an SAS League (Danish top-flight) standard now, so a move to Denmark would be interesting." Benny Nielsen also refused to rule out the possibility of a move going through in January, with the Chelsea youngsters currently enjoying their winter break. "Training starts again on 2nd January so we'll have a talk with Frank Arnesen (Chelsea's sporting director)," he added. "Then we can go through the clubs that have shown an interest and look to find a solution."

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