A little less than a year ago, we wrote a piece which noted that a Chelsea transfer target had been at the Blues game against Arsenal. The Blues were battered 5-0 in that game, a low point in the season which was then followed by us reeling off 5 wins and a draw to close out the campaign in style.
We’re not sure what Feyenoord star Quilindschy Hartman thought at the time – perhaps he was relieved that a knee injury prevented him making the move.
He’s just been speaking in the Dutch press about how that transfer fell through, in typically brusque and straightforward Dutch fashion:
“It’s true that Chelsea wanted me, but of course that didn’t happen because of my knee,” the wing back saidin quotes picked up by Voetbalprimeur.
“Too bad, emotionally it would have been a big club for me, but it’s not like I’m still losing sleep over it. Things go as they go and playing for Feyenoord is never a punishment.”