I had offers from Chelsea & Juve, I don’t care about money- Nainggolan

Radja Nainggolan

has a unique career, playing for

in Sardinia for a couple of years, where he established himself as a cult figure. He then had a successful time in Rome, before making a rather unsuccessful move to

. He penned with

last summer, departing Italian sides for the first time in his career.

Talking with OCW Sport’s Twitch channel, the Belgium midfielder talked about his decisions regarding his career.

“I don’t give a damn about money. If I had thought about money, I would have had a very different career. After Cagliari I could have gone to Juve, who also wanted me when I was at Roma, but not only that, I could have also gone to Chelsea, but I preferred to be myself in a city where I have always felt well accepted both as a player and as a man.

“With Roma we reached the semi-finals of the Champions League and I was convinced to stay, but when Monchi arrived they didn’t want to keep me. Roma had given the mandate to certain agents to represent the club in the negotiations, and they also took out my agent. At that point I decided where to go and I chose Inter to follow Spalletti.”

The 33-year-old is featuring for Royal Antwerp now, as he penned a two-year contract last summer. He played in Italy for 15 years, with spells at Piacenza, Cagliari, Roma, and Inter.

The midfielder appeared in 367 matches in Serie A during his career, meeting the target 48 times and contributing 35 assists. He won the Serie A title with Inter last season, as he played in four matches at the beginning of the season under the reign of

Antonio Conte

.

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