Blackburn Rovers midfielder David Dunn has revealed how he turned down a move to Chelsea.

In 2003, Dunn first left Blackburn for Birmingham in a £5.5millon deal, honouring a promise to Steve Bruce by ignoring interest from Everton, Middlesbrough and a rejuvenated Chelsea under the new ownership of billionaire Roman Abramovich.

"I kind of missed out a little bit there," he told the Daily Mail. "We played Chelsea pre-season in the Premier League Cup in Kuala Lumpur and I remember Claudio Ranieri coming over and saying, 'Why didn't you wait?'."