Former Chelsea captain John Terry has revealed the reason why Kevin de Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku and Mohamed Salah were sold by Chelsea at one point during their Stamford Bridge career, according to report.
The trio was sold to West London clubs and subsequently considered among the best players in the League.
De Bruyne has been in scintillating form for the Etihad outfit Manchester City helping Pep Guardiola to a record of 15 straight consecutive wins in the Premier League, He is also considered by many to be the best player in the league at the moment.
Lukaku was in great form for Everton last season which made Manchester United slash a lump sum of £75million to secure his service and has scored 10 Premier League goals this season.
He sold by Chelsea to Everton in 2014.
After making his deal permanent deal from Fiorentina, having been sold by Chelsea, Salah returned to the Premier League but with Liverpool.
Salah has been a shining star since the start for Premier League he has scored 14 goals so far and still counting, The Egyptian recently won the BBC African footballer of the year.
Despite their recent exploits in their various clubs, Terry believes there should be no regrets over their departure from Chelsea. ‘Not really, because at the time they didn’t make our team stronger,’ he told Sky
Sports when asked if they should regret selling them. ‘Let’s not forget we were one of the best teams probably the Premier League has ever seen, in the early days when they arrived. ‘So they were coming into
one of the best sides which was even more difficult. ‘When they come in can they make a big enough impact to sustain and keep their place? No, it’s very difficult to do.’
Terry conceded it remains difficult for young Chelsea players to break into the team, but it’s not impossible. ‘That’s why I think, even at Chelsea, you look at [Andreas] Christensen he’s come in and done great,
keeps his place. David Luiz is now out and fighting for his place. ‘When you’re a younger player like [Ruben] Loftus-Cheek coming in, can you set the world alight in a cup game or whatever game you’ve been given?
The last group game of the Champions League? ‘I don’t think that’s enough for these boys to go “that’s enough game time to show I’m a Chelsea player”. I think unfortunately he then has to go away to a Crystal
Palace. For me, he’s good enough to come back to Chelsea. But sometimes you have to go away. I did it when I was young.
Chelsea has gone from strength to strength even with the sale of these trios in the last four seasons the Blues won two Premier League titles.
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