Danilo has revealed why he snubbed Chelsea to move to the Etihad instead.
The 26-year-old was reported to be close to joining the Blues, However, he instead completed a €30 million move to the City.
Danilo has now confirmed there was serious interest from Antonio Conte’s side, but a personal call from Guardiola swung his decision in City’s favour.
“It wasn’t a difficult decision to choose City over Chelsea,” he said, as quoted by Sky Sports.
“The moment City called me and Pep called me, I knew what I had to do. Pep’s words motivated me to be ready for this.
“It was very fast. I was training with Real Madrid and Pep called me, and I was very motivated to make this change and start to work with him.
“(Zinedine) Zidane tried to make me stay but I was sure I needed to change. I needed to think a bit more about myself and find a place where I had more options.”
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