Demba Ba's Chelsea future in doubt as the New Chelsea manager plans to sell him

Is he leaving Chelsea?

Demba Ba faces Chelsea axe as Jose Mourinho looks to shake up striker options

Demba Ba faces a fight to save his Chelsea career after just five months at Stamford Bridge.

And captain John Terry is not expecting any special favours from boss Jose Mourinho over his long-term Chelsea future.

Striker Ba will be a ­surprise casualty of ­Mourinho’s return to ­Chelsea unless he can dramatically change his new manager’s mind.

Mourinho is on the hunt for strikers. Chelsea are still trying to push through a deal for Bayern Leverkusen forward Andre Schurrle.

They will bid for Wayne Rooney if Manchester ­United decide to sell.

They have also registered interest in Edinson Cavani, Stevan Jovetic and Hulk while Romelu Lukaku has also been promised he will be given a chance.

As a result Fernando Torres will be allowed to leave Stamford Bridge if Chelsea can find a buyer.

But Chelsea will also ­listen to offers for Ba, even though he only signed for £7million from Newcastle in January.

Chelsea know they can make a healthy profit on Ba, having signed the 28-year-old on the cheap because of a clause in his Newcastle contract.

And there would be no shortage of takers from home and abroad, with Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain known admirers.

There would also be strong interest from Turkey and Russia.

Ba scored just twice in the Premier League for the Blues last term and six times in total.