Brentford’s McEachran ‘turned down RM’

Brentford midfielder Josh McEachran has revealed he turned down Real Madrid as a youngster as he hoped to break into Chelsea’s first-team.

The 23-year-old was speaking to the English press ahead of his side’s FA Cup West London derby against his former side Chelsea on Saturday.

"Real Madrid and Manchester United came in when I was 16," McEachran is quoted as saying by the Daily Telegraph.

"I could not believe it when my agent said 'Real Madrid want you.' Unbelievable, isn't it? Madrid had the contract waiting for me and they wanted all my family to fly over to sign a five-year contract, but I said, 'No, I want to stay at Chelsea.'

"I believed that I was going to make it (at Chelsea). When I made my debut I thought, 'Ah, that was a good choice for me to say no to Real Madrid,' but looking back now maybe I should have (gone)."

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