John Terry cheekily hinted that Zlatan Ibrahimovic would not have started for Chelsea if he had signed during his career.
Ibrahimovic He is one of the best forwards in football and enjoyed an illustrious career that saw him win a total of 32 trophies.
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The Swedish legend played for clubs such as Barcelona, Manchester United and AC Milan, as well as Paris Saint-Germain, where he scored an incredible 156 goals in 180 appearances.
Much of his success came between 2006 and 2016, during which time Chelsea They were winners of the Premier League and the Champions League.
Ibrahimovic was reportedly of interest to the Blues eight years ago but has since revealed why he decided against a move to Stamford Bridge.
As cited by 365 scores on Instagramhe would have said: “Chelsea couldn't sign me, I have more trophies than Chelsea. I should have been the one to sign them.”
However, the legendary Chelsea captain Terry He took advantage of the comments and revealed his reasoning as to why Ibrahimovic did not sign.
“I didn't want to be on the bench,” he said, and the former centre-back also tagged his fellow Blues icon. Didier Drogba.
Drogba is the third top scorer in Chelsea history, having scored 164 goals in all competitions during his two spells at the club.
He arrived from Marseille in 2004 under José Mourinho and helped the club win its first league title in 50 years.
Another Premier League triumph came the following year, among other honors he shared alongside Terry.
Drogba's most notable contribution to Chelsea came in the 2012 Champions League final against Bayern Munich at their Allianz Arena.
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The Ivorian scored the equalizer in the 88th minute to send the match into extra time before scoring the winning penalty in the shootout.
It was Chelsea's first title in the competition and Drogba left just weeks later, but returned in 2014, again under Mourinho.
He won a fourth Premier League during his only season in west London and received a hero's farewell on his final appearance.
Drogba and Ibrahimovic never faced each other on the pitch, although the latter did play against Chelsea on seven occasions.
Two of them came with United in the Premier League and the rest with PSG in the Champions League for three consecutive seasons.
Ibrahimovic was sent off in the second leg of the round of 16 of the 2014/15 campaign, but scored twice in both games the following season to send PSG to the quarter-finals.
