Chelsea star Florent Malouda launched an astonishing attack on his own club — because he had to take a taxi.

He furious Blues did not send a private jet to fly him back to London after he played for France.

Malouda said: “Chelsea isn’t like Lyon or Arsenal — they don’t send planes to pick up their players after international games.

“When we played Lithuania in Nantes on October 17, the Arsenal plane was full so I took a taxi to Paris — a four-hour drive.

“We got to the airport at 4.30am, took the first plane to London, slept for three hours then went to training.

“I couldn’t miss training if I wanted to play for Chelsea that weekend.

“The club doesn’t help you a lot — unless, I guess, if you are a star.

“I am sure when Andriy Shevchenko arrived here, everything was ready for him.”