It has been revealed that Norwich City goalkeeper Tim Krul rejected a move to Chelsea at the start of the season.
According to Dutch outlet Voetbal Zone, Krul turned down the chance to sign for Chelsea as he did not want to sit on the bench.
He had left Brighton at the end of last season and went on to sign for Norwich in the summer, after rejecting Chelsea.
The Dutch shot-stopper has played every minute of Norwich’s campaign in the Championship so far, with the Canaries having already secured promotion up to the Premier League with one game left to play.
Chelsea ended up signing Robert Green on a free transfer to be the club’s 3rd choice goalkeeper. The experienced former England international has not played a game for the club in any competition this season.
Speaking to Voetbal Zone, Krul explained why he rejected Chelsea:
I wanted to prove the opposite to everyone who had already written off me in the Netherlands.
