Red Bull Salzburg midfielder Zlatko Junuzovic has revealed family was the reason why he rejected a move to the Premier League this summer.

Junuzovic was being pursued by Brighton but instead decided to leave Werder Bremen for a return to his native Austria.

"I have always thought about switching to the Premier League because it is the best league in the world for me," he told Goal in an exclusive interview.

"I do not know a player who could not imagine playing there. In my free time, I like to watch the Premier League.

"But as you get older you can not even think of yourself as a footballer anymore. I have a family how and I need to include them in my decision-making.

"From an early age, it was my biggest dream to become a professional and to play in the German Bundesliga. I've done that, so I can be more than proud of my career so far. At this point, the Premier League just did not fit into my life."