Southampton wing-back Tino Livramento has explained cutting ties with Chelsea.
Livramento admits he needed to leave for the sake of his career.
He said, "Every single year, I have a routine of setting goals and there is only so much you can do at youth level.
“Me and my dad sat down in May and we spoke and thought the next step would be for me to push into a Premier League team and we felt the better route for me was to leave Chelsea.
“It wasn't easy obviously as I have been a fan for as long as I can remember and been a player there since I was seven.
“I never thought that I would be playing straight away (at Saints) but you have to take everything in your stride and you cannot hide when you get that opportunity. You have to take it. I hope I can keep doing that.
“At Southampton, luckily with the manager, the staff and the players, it has come together quite nicely."
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