We all love Andriy Shevchenko but after just 5 Premier League goals in 18 months for Chelsea everyone appears to have agreed that Shevchenko is never going to live up to the £30 million record signing and reported £130,000 per week wages dished out by Chelsea.

It has been well documented that Shevchenko was not signed and ever wanted by Jose Mourinho and that Russian owner Roman Ambramovich had signed the player who was past his prime, had lost a yard of pace, and was used to the slower game of Serie A.

With Mourinho’s departure I thought Shevchenko would get more starting appearances under Avram Grant, considering he had been brought to Chelsea to help train him. Unfortunately, as Grant has settled into the job, Shevchenko has settled himself back on the subs bench.

But what will happen in January when Chelsea lose Didier Drogba to the Ivory Coast for the African Nations Cup? Will Chelsea turn to Shevchenko or Claudio Pizarro? Neither appear good enough to step into the Ivorian’s big boots.

It was recently reported that Shevchenko was unhappy not to be palying regularly but he was prepared to stay and fight for his place at Chelsea but an article in yesterday’s Daily Mirror has suggested he is planning a move to the MLS in America. This is not the first time Shevchenko has been linked to a move to the MLS. Back in May he told the BBC that he would like to finish his career playing in the MLS.

Shevchenko told Sports Illustrated.com: “Soccer is growing in the US and I would like to be a part of that. “I played there last summer against the Major League Soccer All-Stars and I saw that it is definitely improving.”

The Daily Mirror linked Shevchenko with two east coast MLS teams, New England Revolution and the New York Red Bulls; and in reality it would be more suprising if AC Milan or Dynamo Kiev, Shevchenko’s former clubs, were to show an interest in resigning him.

Personally I feel the slower pace of the MLS and the lower skill rating of defending and goalkeeping would benefit Shevchenko, who could once again shine as the golden booted star of the team, just like when he won European Player of the Year in 2004 and was voted into the FIFAPro World XI team 2005.