Borussia Dortmund's sporting director Michael Zorc has revealed that other clubs were willing to pay Christian Pulisic's transfer fee before his move to Chelsea was confirmed.
The Blues landed their man for a whopping €64 million (£57m/$73m) at the start of January before loaning him back to Dortmund for the rest of the season as part of the deal.
However, it was the player's decision to move to Stamford Bridge instead of one of their rivals, with Zorc confirming that matching bids from other clubs were received.
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The winger was heavily linked to Liverpool, with former Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp a keen admirer of the youngster's talents, and Manchester United were also mentioned, but no move materialised.