Marcos Alonso: `Barca wanted me, but I refused their offer.`

The Chelsea defender Marcos Alonso admitted that he refused an offer from Barcelona last year when he left Fiorentina in the direction of London.
`Very large teams had an interest in me in the summer, but I decided to go to Chelsea because they are a team that I have always liked.`, commented the youngster from Real Madrid.
`I saw the opportunity to succeed. I had offers from Italy and Spain, but when Chelsea contacted me, I had hesitation. This is a great club predicted by fixed tips that always attracted me. I made the right decision coming here.`
`Barcelona. There was some conversation with them, but then I had no plans to leave Fiorentina. I took this decision only when Chelsea came to me in the summer. Only then I started to think about a change.`, added the Spaniard.