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23rd May 2015
12:27pm BST

"I would have said no anyway. Vialli was a friend of mine and he was the only one who made me think. I had some problems with my team and the supporters at that time. I thought, just for one day, ‘What if?’ But then, no."
Maldini stayed with AC Milan for 24 years, but the offers to work in England have continued even during retirement, with Chelsea hoping to tie him to a coaching role back in 2009.
"The offer came only one week after my last game for Milan," he said.
"I wasn’t ready. I didn’t want to move my family to London. I went there. I spoke to Mr Abramovich. I spoke to Ray Wilkins, who I had played with at Milan. I don’t know. I decided not to do it. "
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