Greek centre-back Pantelis Chatzidiakos has admitted he rejected the possibility to hitch Leeds United throughout the summer time switch window.
The 26-year-old defender, beforehand of AZ Alkmaar, joined Italian facet Cagliari on the finish of final season in a deal price round £2 million.
Nevertheless, explaining how the Serie A facet weren’t his solely possibility, Chatzidiakos, who spoke to reporters just lately, mentioned: “I had a name from AEK Athens and in addition I had the choice of Leeds United however I didn’t need to take the danger.”
Clearly, we don’t know precisely what the defender means by ‘threat’, however one would assume he wasn’t eager to play for a membership who’ve simply been relegated and continues to face the potential for shedding a number of first-team gamers.