10 Footballers Who Rejected Chelsea

Dutch international Virgil Van Dijk has proved something of a revelation on Merseyside since signing for Liverpool in January 2018, shoring up a previously porous defence and playing an integral part in the Reds capturing the Champions League last year, and looking set on claiming their first league title in nearly 30 years.

However, everything could've been different if Chelsea had managed to get their hands on the elite centre back during the previous summer.

After Liverpool's initial bid for the then Southampton star had been nixed, Antonio Conte swooped in looking for a long-term successor to the recently departed John Terry, hoping a £60 million bid would be enough to unsettle the Dutchman. Ultimately though, Van Dijk would opt not to make the move to Stamford Bridge with reports at the time suggesting that he already had his heart set on joining Liverpool and was prepared to wait to make the deal happen.