Ramires: I left Chelsea because Guus Hiddink didn’t like me

Not wanted: Ramires claims he had no opportunities to play under Gus Hiddink
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Douglas Pyper6 April 2016

Former Chelsea midfielder Ramires has announced he left the club because of a personal clash with coach Gus Hiddink.

The Brazilian joined Chinese club Jiangsu Suning for £25m in the January transfer window, despite having signed a four-year contract extension at Stamford Bridge just six months earlier.

Now the Brazil international has revealed he left because of Gus Hiddink, who stepped in as interim manager following Jose Mourinho's dismissal in December.

“One of the big reasons I left Chelsea was the arrival of the new coach [Hiddink]," Ramires told The Sun.

“It wasn’t just because I had a good relationship with Jose [Mourinho]. But when he was in charge, I knew there was a chance of playing and that the fight for a place in the team was always open.

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“Yet when Hiddink arrived, he took me out of the side for no reason. I couldn’t understand why because I had played well and fought hard for a team that was having difficulties. He didn’t like me as a player or my way and decided very rashly that he wasn’t going to give me an opportunity to fight for a place in his team.

“Even when I played the full 90 minutes against Scunthorpe, the next match in the Premier League I was not involved.

“Hiddink’s arrival really complicated things for me and I just don’t know why... but I guess that’s football.”

Ramires wore the Chelsea shirt for six seasons having moved from Benfica in 2010 for £18m.

He made 251 appearances for the club winning the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Champions League and Europa League during his spell in west London and is willing the club to return to Europe's elite

He added: “Even today, I am a Chelsea supporter and want the club to get back into the Champions League as quickly as possible because that is where they belong.

“I’ve only thankful things to say about Chelsea because they made me who I am today — the name I have in football and a style that people like me for."

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