Seedorf reveals his desire of playing in Premier League despite rejecting an offer this summer
A.C Milan legend, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Clarence-Seedorf-c9275, has expressed his desire of playing in England at some point in his career but rejected an offer from a Premier League club this summer.
Seedorf only recently signed a one year contract with the Italian Champions which will keep him at the club until June 2012. The 35-year-old revealed that he had an offer from a Premier League club believed to be Manchester City,
who are in find of an experienced player to replace http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Patrick-Vieira-c29316, who retired from professional football recently. The former Ajax star wants to stay at the San Siro for the time being and will ponder over a move in the next season.
Seedorf believes that Premier League, La Liga and Serie A are the three biggest leagues in the world and after having played in the other two; he would like to play for an English side as well.
Talking to the reporters Seedorf said, “I think there were various clubs interested in me because of my situation. I was at the end of my contract so I had a lot of proposals including some from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749. It's always been a dream
in my long career to also play in the Premier League. It's never happened.
"I enjoy very much English football, the whole atmosphere and the crowd. It would be fantastic to be able to live the dream. England, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 is what it's all about. The atmosphere in England is an example for everyone
at the moment.”
The former Dutch international is one of the most decorated footballers in the world, as he has won four UEFA Champions League competitions with three different teams. The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Real-c30728 Madrid star has rejected talks of his retirement
and believes that he has still got enough legs to continue playing at the top level.
Seedorf played an important role in reclaiming the Scudetto for Milan last season and scored 3 goals in 30 appearances for the club in all competitions.
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