Former Borussia Dortmund captain Mats Hummels has explained joining Bayern Munich.
Hummels had also been linked with the likes of Liverpool and Manchester United.
"At this stage there just was not that one English club where the overall package was fitting," Hummels said in an interview in Germany.
"The overall package means: a club which fascinates me; a club I have always wanted to join, and where the sporting constellation is right, and which of course plays Champions League football next season. And because of the latter one club was ruled out, and you can envision which club that was."