Boca Juniors star Carlos Tevez has revealed he received a call from Antonio Conte offering him a place at Chelsea.
The former Juventus forward had hoped to win a second Copa Libertadores crown with Boca but suffered defeat in the semi-finals at the hands of Independiente del Valle.
Tevez confirmed that Conte, his former coach in Turin, offered him a route back to Europe but after considering retirement he has now decided to play on in Argentina.
"I was driving with all my family in the car," the 32-year-old told Radio La Red. "It was crazy. He said that he needed a forward and asked if I would like to play for Chelsea.
"He said: 'Come with us, let's fight together in this tournament and win the Premier League. We need someone like you to be a leader.' But I told him that I can't leave Boca like this."
He added: "It's true, I thought about stopping playing. I was in bad shape, beat up, [and] that is why I asked for [a period of] leave.
"Two days after elimination I started training again at Boca and I thought the blow would have passed. But it hadn't.
"I was annoyed, demotivated, I did not want to be here and I asked [Boca coach] Guillermo [Barros Schelotto] for leave."
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