Niklas Sule has said he rejected interest from Chelsea before opting to join Bayern Munich.
Germany international defender Sule, 21, signed a five-year deal at Bayern for a reported fee of around €25 million earlier this year and joins from Hoffenheim in the summer.
He told SportBild: "Chelsea were interested, but it would have been too early for me to move to England.
"Bayern are among the top three clubs in the world, so I didn't have to think about it for too long.
"It was simply the right move for me.