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Chelsea and Tottenham target confirms interest in January transfer ahead of the window
AXEL WITSEL has confirmed he wants to leave Zenit St Pettersburg next month.
Axel Witsel admits he wants to leave Zenit
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The Belgium midfielder has been on Chelsea and Tottenham's radar while there is interest from Serie A with AC Milan expected to be in the race.
Witsel, 26, joined Zenit from Benfica in 2012 for £30million but wants a crack at a bigger league.
"It’s clear I want to have another challenge at a higher level than in Russia,” Witsel told La Gazzetta dello Sport.