{"id":1103195,"date":"2019-08-25T13:15:05","date_gmt":"2019-08-25T12:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1103195"},"modified":"2019-08-25T13:45:57","modified_gmt":"2019-08-25T12:45:57","slug":"ex-chelsea-defender-filipe-luis-reveals-how-close-he-came-to-a-premier-league-return-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/ex-chelsea-defender-filipe-luis-reveals-how-close-he-came-to-a-premier-league-return-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Chelsea defender Filipe Luis reveals how close he came to a Premier League return this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Filipe Luis says Manchester City were keen to sign him before he joined Flamengo this summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 34-year-old Brazilian full-back enjoyed a brief stint in the Premier League with Chelsea between spells at Atl\u00e9tico Madrid, where much of his success came.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Five things to know about Filipe Luis&#8217; career\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Filipe Luis began at boyhood club Figueirense before joining Dutch giants Ajax.<\/li>\n<li>He never played a league game for the Amsterdammers before moving to Uruguayan side Rentistas from there he spent time on loan at Real Madrid B.<\/li>\n<li>Luis started to make a name for himself at Deportivo La Coru\u00f1a, his performances attracted the attention of Atl\u00e9tico Madrid.<\/li>\n<li>Following a successful period, he&#8217;d join Chelsea, but would only make 26 appearances before returning.<\/li>\n<li>Luis moved to Flamengo this summer but could have been playing for Man City.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7349082-liverpool-s-new-signing-the-unsung-norwich-city-heroes-propping-up-the-pukki-party<\/p>\n<p>A 44-time capped international, Luis said goodbye to Atleti for a second time after last season and became a free agent, this last period included another Europa League triumph.<\/p>\n<p>There were no shortage of interested parties with Luis deciding between returning home, where he previously represented boyhood club Figueirense, or stay in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, the Jaragu\u00e1 do Sul-born footballer opted for Brazil&#8217;s top flight, which also welcomed compatriot Dani Alves this summer, when he signed for S\u00e3o Paulo. But according to Luis, he was close to joining some pretty big clubs including the reigning English champions.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Aaron Wan-Bissaka Explained! Squawka Tactics w\/Statman Dave\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7UKAT3FOkTg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka&#8217;s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From January until March I had an offer from Manchester City, but it didn\u2019t work out,&#8221; he told <a href=\"https:\/\/globoesporte.globo.com\/programas\/esporte-espetacular\/noticia\/filipe-luis-conta-que-recusou-o-borussia-e-outras-propostas-para-acertar-com-o-flamengo.ghtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Globo Esporte<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There was a call from Juninho Pernambucano to go to Lyon, but I said I could only give an answer after the Copa America and they ended up signing someone else.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There was Turkey, China, a number of countries that called, but none of them felt right in my heart at the time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"pt\">\u00c9 oficial! O lateral-esquerdo Filipe Lu\u00eds \u00e9 o novo refor\u00e7o do Meng\u00e3o! Seja bem-vindo, craque! Muito sucesso com o Manto Sagrado! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nv3cn7LJ6z\">pic.twitter.com\/nv3cn7LJ6z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Flamengo (@Flamengo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Flamengo\/status\/1153668429871796224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I had a contract with Atletico and an absurd offer came in [from PSG], one that I couldn\u2019t refuse,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I went to Atletico and said &#8216;if you let me leave, I&#8217;d appreciate it&#8217;, especially because Gabi had just left. But they said no, it was impossible for me to leave because they would have to sign another left-back and there wasn\u2019t enough time for that. I didn\u2019t want to fight with Atletico, though, and in the end it didn\u2019t go ahead, but the offer was there and I was close.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the end I had three or four proposals to consider, and then you have to choose. But I see that one club calls me, then the director of another one\u2026 it\u2019s a long list. There\u2019s this club but it can\u2019t afford my wages, then another one but it doesn\u2019t want to be champion, so bye!<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So, a lot of things were happening and in the end I closed some important doors, like Borussia. It was a very good offer, but I didn\u2019t feel it in my heart. 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