Shevchenko left AC Milan to join Chelsea last summer in a 45-million-euro move, but has so far struggled to cope with life in the English Premiership, scoring just four league goals.

"Certainly for him the doors are not just ajar, they're wide open," Berlusconi, the former Italian prime minister, was quoted as saying by the Gazzetta dello Sport on Friday.

Shevchenko, 30, missed Tuesday's Champions League semifinal, second leg against Liverpool due to a groin injury. Liverpool won 1-0 to make it 1-1 on aggregate, with the Merseysiders winning the penalty shoot-out.

AC Milan will be Liverpool's opponents in the May 23 final, a repeat of the 2005 final, after they beat Manchester United on Wednesday.