Radja Nainggolan confessed he turned down Juventus several times, but the Roma star “will talk” to Chelsea or Barcelona if they call.

The Belgium international sat down with Il Tempo newspaper to discuss his future amid endless transfer gossip.

“People are writing a few too many things about my future. I’ve been through this many times before, as at Cagliari for five years they said I was leaving and every summer I remained.

Radja Nainggolan confessed he turned down Juventus several times, but the Roma star “will talk” to Chelsea or Barcelona if they call.

The Belgium international sat down with Il Tempo newspaper to discuss his future amid endless transfer gossip.

“People are writing a few too many things about my future. I’ve been through this many times before, as at Cagliari for five years they said I was leaving and every summer I remained.

“Now I am focused on ending the season well and achieving our objectives. I just renewed the contract, so it’s not as if I have to leave. If anything, I’ve proved that I want to stay.”

Has a phone call arrived from Antonio Conte urging him to join Chelsea?

“I haven’t heard from anyone yet, I don’t even know if it’s true that they want me. I even read a story in the newspaper that I told my friends I’m going to Chelsea. It’s ridiculous! The truth is I can’t talk about things I don’t know about yet.

“If they call me, am I not supposed to talk? At the moment I am giving everything for Roma, as I always have done. I am happy, my family is too, so even if I continued my career here, I’d be happy.

“However, if Barcelona come looking for me, which player would say he’d dislike playing for the most important club in the world? I’d be an idiot to say such things.”

What if the call were to come from Juventus?

“I already rejected their proposals several times. They wanted me and I never accepted. I just don’t see myself with the Juve colours on me.

“Why? I don’t want to stir up controversy. Let’s just say it’s like seeing a girl you’re just not attracted to. That’s all there is to it. I thought that even before coming to Roma.

“Bianconeri fans want to insult me on Twitter, but in reality they just fire me up. Of course if they attack my family, then I will hit back.”

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