Bertrand blasts ‘dishonest’ Chelsea as defender eyes permanent move to Southampton

Ryan Bertrand has taken a thinly veiled dig at his parent club Chelsea, accusing them of being dishonest.

The full-back, who won the Champions League with the Blues in 2012, is currently on loan at Southampton – his ninth loan spell with seven different clubs.

Bertrand has now spoken about his situation, claiming that Chelsea have broken the promises they made to him, while hinting at his eagerness to seal a permanent move away.

“The situation became clear to me before I went on loan to Aston Villa (last season). I was getting those 15, 20, 25, 30-plus games a season, until I hit a stumbling block,” he said.

“That’s when the alarm bells rang. Before that, I had a chance to move from the club, but I was advised that I didn’t need to do that.

“It all unravelled in front of my eyes, and certain things didn’t make sense in terms of what certain people had said to me. All I ask for is honesty, and I didn’t get that.

“I wanted to be in a situation where the club is looking for the same things. In a way, me as a person and Southampton as a football club are quite similar. We’re both striving to do great things.”

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