My dream was to play for PSG not Chelsea – Demba Ba

Former Chelsea striker Demba Ba admits his ultimate career goal was to play for PSG.

Ba announced his retirement last week and says he regrets not pulling on the PSG shirt.

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He said, “What if it was my dream to play for Chelsea?

“No, my dream would have been to play in Paris. Playing for Chelsea was only a goal.

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“At the time of the transfer, I was very happy to have planned this departure for Chelsea.”

The ex-Senegalese international was in the Premier League for several seasons, winning the Europa League with Chelsea in 2013.

He also claimed glory in Turkey, winning the domestic title with Besiktas and Istanbul Basaksehir in 2016-2017 and 2019-2020 respectively.

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