Wright-Phillips: Has struggled for starts
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Wright-Phillips rules out Bridge exit
Chelsea and England winger Shaun Wright-Phillips insists he will remain at Stamford Bridge this summer, despite a lack of first-team action.
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The 26-year-old has struggled to establish himself under Avram Grant, making just three Premier League starts since January.
Wright-Phillips is likely to miss out on Wednesday's Champions League final with Manchester United, with Florent Malouda, Joe Cole and Salomon Kalou all ahead of him in Grant's pecking order.
The likes of Manchester City, Newcastle and Aston Villa are thought to be monitoring Wright-Phillips' situation, but the 26-year-old says he has no plans to move on.
"I will definitely be at Chelsea next season," said Wright-Phillips. "Speculation has been like this since I was at Manchester City.
"It was going on for seven years before I left.
"Then I came to Chelsea and speculation has been going on for my whole time here and I have still not left.
"I have signed a contract (until summer 2010) and I'm here to see it out."
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