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Tomas Kalas wants to leave Chelsea on a permanent deal this summer according to reports.

Football.London report that the 25-year-old is set to seek a move away from Stamford Bridge in the summer summer after a successful loan spell with Bristol City this season.

Kalas was a rock at the heart of the defence of the Robins this season, forming a strong partnership with Adam Webster.

Yet his stint at the Robins was his seventh loan spell in nine years at Stamford Bridge, and he has made just four Premier League appearances for the Blues in that time.

Despite signing a new contract with Chelsea in the summer of 2017 that lasts until 2021, Kalas is said to be keen to find a new permanent club this summer.

Kalas made 38 league appearances on loan at the Robins this season but, unlike in the deals that also saw Jay Dasilva and Kasey Palmer move to Ashton Gate on loan from Chelsea, the club do not have an option to buy the player in the summer.

Robins boss Lee Johnson confirmed post-match that he wants to keep all three players from Chelsea at the club.

He said: "I would like to keep all three players. I think Tomas Kalas has been fantastic. I've really enjoyed working with him and he has taken us to another level in terms of his quality.

"And Jay Dasilva is a real bright prospect and obviously a small player. Not everybody will take a 5ft4' left-back, but seeing as his manager is the same size that helps him feel better about himself!

"Then it comes to Kasey Palmer, but listen his quality is there for all to see: but it must be caveated that he needs a full pre-season under me.

"I don't think he's been fit enough throughout this second half of the season."

Yet the Blues' transfer ban could well play a part in whether Kalas does leave the club.

Centre-back is an issue for Maurizio Sarri to resolve in the summer, with Gary Cahill and David Luiz's contracts expiring this summer.

It is currently unclear whether the Blues will be able to sign anyone in the summer but, if not, the returning Kurt Zouma and Fikayo Tomori are both about Kalas in the pecking order, meaning there is still the possibility that Chelsea will be open to his departure.