Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic admits he turned down Chelsea.
Rakitic told Four Four Two he had no regrets over the choice.
"I wanted to stay at home," Rakitic explained. "I had a really special relationship with the president of Basel. It was much better for me to do pre-season with the first team there and then work my way gradually to the top.
"There was another guy in my situation, Jonas Elmer, who moved from Zurich to Chelsea at the age of 17. He ended up playing in the second division in Switzerland.
"Maybe that could have been me. I don't want to say it's always better to stay where you are in that situation, but my decision was to stay at home with my family and it worked well for me."