What's not enticing about Stamford Bridge - the sponsorships, the lucrative contracts and the lure of potential silverware season after season? Working with the finest managers in the business, and playing with the most talented footballers on the continent, there are too many reasons to count as to why a player would want to sign for Chelsea. With Chelsea having occupied themselves in the transfer market over the last decade, there have been a number of world-class talent that have penned deals at Stamford Bridge. At the same time, there have been those who have been left disappointed, ruing their failed moves to west London. What most would find hard to believe, however, is that there are those who are probably relieved that their potential transfers to Stamford Bridge broke down. Some of these players went on to have even better careers than Chelsea could have offered them, with some becoming their boyhood club's record goalscorer, others winning multiple Champions Leagues and a couple earning blockbuster moves to the likes of Barcelona and Real Madrid. Take a look at the ten players who are probably relieved that they never signed for Chelsea.
Recent Journalism & New Media graduate. Insatiable thirst for all things football, and hopes to break into the field of sports journalism in the near future.
Have made a significantly insignificant playing career out of receiving several slaps around the head for not passing the ball.
