The midfielder instead decided to join Fulham this summer
Fulham completed the signing of Jean Michael Seri from Nice for a reported fee of €30 million, signing a four-year deal with the option of one more. He has featured in all the Premier League fixtures so far this season, scoring a goal.
The Ivory Coast International established himself as one the best midfielders during his time in France. He made 103 appearances in Ligue 1, scoring 12 goals and creating 23 more for the French side.
The Midfielder attracted a lot of attention from all over Europe and was expected to be involved in a big money deal. He was heavily linked with clubs like Liverpool, Chelsea, Napoli, Barcelona and Tottenham during the transfer window before moving to Craven Cottage.
The 27 year old revealed that he snubbed all those big clubs in order to join Fulham as they were the only side to make him feel truly valued.
He told The Times: “When I played for Pacos de Ferreira in Portugal, Nice came for me and they really came.
“Fulham wanted me the same way. They said: ‘We want you, come to Fulham.’
“Chelsea, Tottenham, Liverpool, they saw me but they didn’t say: ‘We want you.’ Because Fulham gave me this respect, although other clubs wanted me, I wanted to sign for Fulham.
“Fulham said to my president: ‘We want Mica Seri, talk to him if he’s interested because we know Chelsea, Manchester want him and he almost signed for Barcelona but we are back in the Premier League.’
“My president calls me, he says: ‘Fulham want you, do you want to go?’ I say: ‘If they want me, they respect me. The big clubs want me but Fulham show they want me’.”
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