Roma star reveals reason why January move to Chelsea fell through

Oli Fisher
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Roma striker Edin Dzeko has lifted the lid on why his proposed move to Chelsea in January never went through.

The 32-year-old netted 16 goals in Serie A this season in another productive campaign, and in the winter transfer window reports suggested he was close to moving to Stamford Bridge in a double deal including full-back Emerson Palmieri.

However, the Bosnian has revealed that he was advised not to return to the Premier League by people that he asked for advice.

He told Face TV: “Chelsea is a big challenge and I know what kind of a club that is, I’ve been at Man City and I wasn’t ready to move to Chelsea.

“Nobody I spoke to wanted me to move to Chelsea so I decided to stay.

“It has been tough period, a lot of stories and information, true and false, were written, everything went through my head, I wasn’t clear or certain of anything at the time.”

Dzeko added: “Now I will play two games for Bosnia and then we’ll see [where will I play].

“I have another two years of contract, so Roma has to be asked about it too.”

 

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