Carlos Zambrano is not quite ready to leave the North Side of Chicago yet.

According to Bruce Levine of ESPNChicago.com, when Zambrano was asked what the team may have in store for him, he said, “I don’t know. But it’s my option. I don’t want to leave Chicago. I want to be successful here. I want to help this team, like I always say, be in the pennant race.”

Zambrano has a full no-trade clause in his contract, so the Cubs would need full permission from him in order to trade him. Zambrano has previously said that he would allow the team to trade him in the future.

“I don’t want to leave,” Zambrano said. “And I don’t think I will leave.”

Just before the July 31st trade deadline, the Mets offered Luis Castillo and pitcher Oliver Perez to the Chicago Cubs for Carlos Zambrano. The Cubs declined the offer.

The big right-hander has about $45 million left on his contract, so it’s likely the Cubs would need to throw in cash should they find a team that would like to take on Zambrano.