In an interview, Dortmund sports director Kyle revealed that Chelsea negotiated Gittens' transfer by phone yesterday. He said Gittens' transfer to Chelsea failed.
Kyle said this: "Ultimately, we didn't reach an agreement because we have different views on the current value of the players. But we respect each other very much in the negotiations and we have maintained a good conversation with Chelsea for many years."
"However, we have different views, and it's great that Gittens will be in the Club World Cup as a member of us now, and we're glad he can stay. I'm not responsible for the late offer, but of course, I still need to deal with this issue, and we've done that."
"Let's see how things will go in the future."
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