Chelsea's Emmanuel Petit is hoping that he'll be able to stay at Stamford Bridge.

"My contract with Chelsea is over in June," Petit told L'Equipe. "Several clubs, French and foreign, are interested in me and have inquired about me.

"My priority is Chelsea as long as Chelsea want me.

"I don't know what my future is. My only conviction is I am always good for football. I see myself playing for two more years."

Petit told L'Equipe that he was delighted to have played 45 minutes for Chelsea against Scarborough at the weekend after a long injury lay-off.

"It usually takes me two or three games before recovering my potential, the rhythm of competition," explained Petit, who scored the final goal in France's 1998 World Cup final victory over Brazil.

The Frenchman was delighted to play against Scarborough.

"When (Chelsea boss Claudio) Ranieri said to me he would like me to play against Scarborough, I told him that it is better for me to start the second half because have been injured for a long time," said Petit. "He respected my choice."

And he insisted that he has a good relationship with the manaher.

"Ranieri is superb," he said. "He always asked me how I was."

"The objective is to win the championship, we have the potential to succeed," he said.

"Abramovich is very excited by football and he comes to the training ground to see us.

"I think he wants more than second place. In February we have important matches. If we could reduce the gap with Arsenal before playing them on February 21 then everything is possible."

Petit admits he is relieved to be back in action, saying: "What is most important is that I am playing again.

"It's hard to go to the stadium as an spectator or not to kick the ball."

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