Marseille defender Jonathan Clauss has admitted that he did not want to join Chelsea in the summer transfer window for the sake of moving to the Blues.
Chelsea had a busy summer window, spending over £270million on new players such as Kalidou Koulibaly, Raheem Sterling, Marc Cucurella and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
The London club were also reportedly interested in signing the former RC Lens right-back on a cut-price deal as his contract at the Ligue 1 club was ending at the end of the current season.
The 29-year-old had impressed in his two years with Lens as he became one of the best full-backs in France as well as becoming an international under Les Bleus boss Didier Deschamps.