Darijo Srna has revealed what lead him to Cagliari over the likes of Inter, Chelsea and Barcelona among others in an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport.

“They are the only club that really wanted me. You need to go where your heart and your head tells you to go. I did some research before I made my decision. Giovanni and Giacomo Branchini, who are not my agents, but friends, told me about the environment.

The Croatian then spoke on something else that helped him in making his decision and spoke on Inter linked Nicolo Barella too.

“Then Leonardo Pavoletti called me, which I really liked. He likes to joke, as do I, and he is a great striker. I am not trying to do Roberto Mancini’s job for him, but he deserves a chance in the national team. And Barella, in a couple of years, will become the leader of the Azzurri.”