'I was enjoying being at Chelsea' – EA Sports' new cover star explains why he left London
Young super star Jamal Musiala changed his international team from England to Germany, something that everyone in England will surely regret seeing.
EXCLUSIVE! Chelsea start talks to sign Premier League centre back this week!
And he did the same thing by leaving and English side to join a German one as well, swapping Chelsea for Bayern Munich.
Masala joined Bayern from Chelsea for just a few hundred thousand euros, but he now has a reported transfer value of €140 million. What a rise to the top he has had, and the fact he changed England to Germany in more ways than one, must be hugely disappointing for anyone in England and Chelsea.
But why did he leave?
Jamal Musiala slices through a Champions League midfield.
The Stuttgart-born superstar sat down with The Athletic, as captured by @iMiaSanMia, and explained his motives for his move to Bayern:
'It wasn't planned that we would leave England to go back to Germany. I had just finished my school exams and I was enjoying being at Chelsea. But then Bayern came in and, again, it just felt right to try something new. I knew how big Bayern were and, in the end, I just thought, 'Why not? Take the chance — go for it, and let's see if it works out'. I never try to think too much about what could go wrong in these moments. I'd much rather trust myself and go with the flow.'
In other news today
Mamadou Sarr is rejoining Strasbourg on loan from Chelsea after Fabrizio Romano called the 'here we go' done deal on that one late last night.
Meanwhile, it turns out that PSG reps were already assuming that they would win the Club World Cup before the game against Chelsea was even played outin some remarkable news released over the weekend!
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