Darijo Srna 'turned down Chelsea and Bayern Munich'

Shakhtar Donetsk stalwart Darijo Srna has insisted that he has no regrets about snubbing Chelsea and Bayern Munich to stay with the Ukrainian outfit.

The highly-rated full-back has spent 11 years at Donetsk, during which he claims he has been courted by a couple of Europe's elite clubs.

However, the Croatian, who joined from Hajduk Split in 2003, resisted the prospect of a bigger pay packet and a more glamorous career to stay loyal to Shakhtar for the good of his family.

"It is true, I had two concrete offers but I listened to my heart and remained at the club with whom I grew up for 11 years," he told Novosti.

"If I moved, I would get more money, but as I said, it was a decision which was written in my heart.

"At the end I also did that because of my family which wanted to stay."

Srna is the current captain of Donetsk and has been capped 110 times at international level.