Douglas Costa claims he turned down Chelsea because
he desperately wanted to work with Pep Guardiola at
Bayern Munich.
Douglas Costa says he rejected the chance to join Chelsea in
favour of a move to Bayern Munich as he was eager to work
with Pep Guardiola.
The Brazil international was heavily linked with a switch to
Stamford Bridge earlier this year and publicly voiced his
admiration for Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho.
However, the former Shakhtar Donetsk star did not need long to
make up his mind when the Bundesliga champions joined the
race for his signature.
"Chelsea also wanted to sign me. They were seriously
interested and made great efforts," Douglas Costa told Bild.
"But I really only wanted to work with Guardiola and join
Bayern.
"I made a conscious decision to join Bayern because of the
presence of Guardiola. I was convinced that I would learn more
at Bayern under Guardiola."
The 25-year-old has developed into a key figure at the Allianz
Arena, making 12 Bundesliga appearances for the Bavarians so
far, scoring twice and setting up seven more.
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