Chelsea youngster Andrey Santos has no regrets about going to Nottingham Forest.

Santos had a very poor spell at Forest in the first half of this season, as he barely played under Steve Cooper.

He has since been recalled and is at a pre-Olympics training camp with the Brazilian national team.

He stated, "I thank God for the pre-season I had, which was very good for Chelsea. Almost nobody expected that I would arrive and adapt so quickly, with great players, and I had never played in Europe.

“I played great games against good teams, Brighton, Newcastle. Regarding the conversation with Pochettino, we preferred to wait for this Pre-Olympic, to decide my situation.

“[On Forest] It was my choice. Unfortunately it wasn't how we all imagined. I imagined that I was going to play and so on, I was always ready, always well, but it was the coach's choice, and I respect it.

“I continued working and, thank God, I'm back at Chelsea, ready to do my best in any team I'm in."