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At least that's the opinion of Sky Sports pundit and former Manchester United star Gary Neville.

The Spain star has been linked with a move away from the club this summer, with Liverpool in the frame to snap up his signature.

But Neville reckons Chelsea could use the 29-year-old to bolster their Champions League campaign in Antonio Conte's second year in charge.

"This idea that Chelsea will be able to go through next season with just those 11 players that have served them so well, they're going to need the rest of the players to contribute in the cups, the Champions League," he said on Sky Sports.

"From my point of view there is a position for him.

"I don't think it has been an 11-man game or a 12-man game for the last 20 years.

"It has always been an 18-20 man squad game for the top teams over a season, that's why they have big squads."