Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink says Jose Mourinho forced him out of Chelsea after the Dutch forward had already been made to leave Leeds United.
The striker spent two years at Elland Road between 1997-99 before a brief stint with Atletico Madrid and a four-year spell in west London from 2000-04, where he scored 81 goals in 169 appearances.
Leeds were Hasselbaink's first English club, the Netherlands international joining at the age of 25, but manager David O'Leary would eventually deem him surplus to requirements.
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Speaking to Sky Sports about Leeds, who he would like to see return to the Premier League, Hasselbaink said: "I could have joined Chelsea at that time.