Saturday, 28th September, 2013
Brazil full-back Wallace has admitted that Chelsea were keen to send him on loan to Dutch club Vitesse, but he vetoed the switch as he wished to join a more prestigious side.
Wallace landed at Stamford Bridge this summer, having been snapped up by Chelsea from Brazilian outfit Fluminense. It was soon clear that the 19-year-old would be shipped out on a season-long loan to gain more first team experience and avoid work permit complications.
And for Chelsea the club of choice were Vitesse, with whom they have a close relationship and at which Gael Kakuta, Patrick van Aanholt, Christian Atsu and Lucas Piazon are already on loan.
But Wallace was clear that he wanted to join a bigger club and so waited for the switch to Inter instead.
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"I arrived in June thinking I couldn't be stopped, but then they advised me that it would not be possible because of my passport", he told Globo Esporte.
"The talk was about Vitesse. But I did not want to go to Holland, I wanted to go to a great club where I could shine and not hide at a club without tradition.
"So I waited."
The 19-year-old has so far appeared twice for Inter in Serie A, with both his stints coming from the bench.
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