I felt honoured by Chelsea's interest in me - Edin Dzeko

Edin Dzeko has come out to say that he felt honoured by Chelsea's interest in him.  The Bosnia international was a target for Antonio Conte but the potential transfer did not materialise, with Chelsea bringing in Olivier Giroud from Arsenal for £18m on Deadline Day.
Dzeko emerged high up on Conte's wish list as Chelsea sought to bolster their attacking options but negotiations failed to reach an agreement.

He said "It's true that talks were held but that's all I can say about it. There was a lot of speculation, false information and even some quite comical claims made, I felt honoured by Chelsea's interest as they're a club that I respect greatly. There have been so many stories about me leaving Roma over the past few weeks and I'm still here. I'm happy to remain at Roma because Rome has become my home and a very important part of my life, Roma is my family and I'm happy to carry on playing for this club."