Legendary defender Marcel Desailly has revealed why he left AC Milan to join Chelsea back in 1998, even though the Blues had an “absolutely awful” infrastructure.
Desailly forged a reputation as one of the game’s finest players across spells in France, Italy and England. He was also part of the French cohort who won their first ever World Cup in 1998 as well as Euro 2000 two years later.
After one solitary season with Marseille in 1992/93, in which he helped them become the only Ligue 1 side to ever win the Champions League, Desailly moved to Milan and found himself back in the European Cup…
