Zenit St Petersburg star Danny has revealed a serious
knee injury scuppered his chances of a dream move to
Chelsea.
The Portugal international was a record Russian signing
when he joined Zenit for £25 million from Dynamo Moscow last summer
but has recently been ruled out for six months after rupturing knee
ligaments.
The player insists the injury came at the worst possible time as
an offer was on the table from Chelsea to take the player to The
Premier League.
"This has all happened at a time when other European leagues
were coming to an end in a few weeks," he told Portuguese newspaper
Record.
"And I incidentally had an offer from Chelsea, and the
probability of a transfer to England was very high."
And the player, who has returned to Portugal for surgery on the
injury, admits any hope of a switch to The Blues has had to be put
on hold.
"We have to wait and see what happens next. At Chelsea they know
me as a player very well, but all will depend on how my operation
goes," he added.
"At the moment I have a different goal: to make a full
recovery."
