Schurrle 'Happy At Chelsea'  (Sky Sports)

Andre Schurrle has laughed off suggestions he may be ready to quit Chelsea during the January transfer window.

The 24-year-old forward has struggled to secure a first-team place this season and started for the first time in five weeks in the 3-1 win over Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday.

The Germany international's lack of game time has led to suggestions that Jose Mourinho has lost patience with him, but Schurrle insists he is happy at the club.

"I can just laugh all the talk of leaving off. I am not going to change the club in the transfer window," Schurrle told the London Evening Standard.

"I am happy where I am, I am happy in London. I love the city, I love the fans. We have a great team and want to win something this season. This is where I belong and where I want to help. I know what the manager wants for me and that he likes me."

Schurrle, who signed from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer of 2013, attributed his lack of making an early impact to a bout of illness.

He said: "The illness has lasted weeks and weeks. Even during the World Cup my body didn't feel that good.

"I don't want to say what the medical name for the illness was but the symptoms are hard to get over. While they may have gone away, it took a toll on my body and it takes lot of time to get back to match fitness. I'm not where I want to be but I feel better."

Mourinho claims the German forward remains firmly in his future plans but he wants Schurrle to learn to adapt to the Premier League more.

Speaking after the win over Lisbon, the Chelsea boss said: “He is in my plans. We had a problem when he went to the national team the last time and he came back very, very ill and was in trouble for quite a long time.

“He is a player who needs to adapt better to the Premier League but is also a player that in three shots usually scores a goal. That’s an important quality.”