Imminent Liverpool signing Mohamed Salah felt he was too young to join Chelsea.
Salah is finally Liverpool bound - some three-and-a-half years after his hopes of a move to Anfield were dashed.
As talks over a fee with Basel stalled, Chelsea stepped in at the time to snap up the winger.
“I was young and, suddenly, I was alongside one of the best tacticians in the world with exceptional players," Salah said about his time at Chelsea.
“I didn't play much, it's true, and I was not necessarily happy. I wanted to show what I was capable of. I was sad not to be able to do that.
“I always gave everything, but regardless of what I did in training, I was not in the starting line up."
The Roma winger is now on Merseyside and set to complete his move to Liverpool today.