RIO WON'T GO TO CHELSEA

Last updated : 21 March 2005 By editor

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Here is a snippet of what the press have lifted:

"There has been talk in the media about Real Madrid and Chelsea but there have been no offers for me while I have been at United and if there were I would dismiss them straight away. I can't see myself wanting to go anywhere while we are winning with United and doing well.

"I am enjoying my football. I am enjoying my life where I am living. I don't think I have ever woken up somewhere that is so comfortable since I left London. As a kid, I always said I would like to go abroad, not just for the football but for the lifestyle, to see what it is like. In the future you never know, your feelings could change, but I don't see myself having a burning desire to go abroad just yet.

"Winning the league was the highlight of my career so far. As a kid, it is something you always dream about. It's just a great feeling and you need more of it. It's sickening watching anyone else win anything. You can't watch the television or read the papers for weeks when another team wins something."

There was even an apology for his part in missing the drugs test, but also some frustration at his treatment from the FA:

"I apologise because obviously I wasn't responsible enough. If that meant missing eight months of football, then obviously I wasn't responsible enough. I could go on for ages and ages, but there is stuff which happened before, with other players, and the precedents that were set, and they went beyond them in my case. I take it there is some deep lying thing underneath of what happened."