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Former Chelsea midfielder Ramires has stated the reason for him leaving Chelsea in the January transfer window.

Guus Hiddink never liked me as a Chelsea player so I left - Ramires

The Brazilian midfielder stated that the reason he joined Jiangsu Suning for a huge fee of around £25 million is because he felt Chelsea Interim manager Guus Hiddink did not like him as a player. Ramires stated that under Mourinho, he knew he had a chance of playing often for the first team, but under Hiddink, he was disillusioned with respect to his role in the team.

He felt the Dutchman froze him out of the first team and he expressed his disappointment when he could not contribute to the team at a time when the squad was struggling. He was not unhappy with his non involvement and hence, chose to leave the club.

The former Benfica midfielder, however, stated that Chelsea remains close to his heart and that the Blues should qualify back to the Champions league as soon as possible since the team belongs to that competition.

Ramires had a successful career at the London club, most importantly, winning the Premier league and the Champions league. His crucial goal against Barcelona in the Champions league semifinal is surely one which no Chelsea fan can forget.

It seems that English Premier League champions are bracing themselves for a busy final week in the January transfer window. There have been reports that their Brazilian midfielder Ramires is set for a move to Chinese Super league club Jiangsu Suning.

Ramires is close to joining Chinese Super League club Jiangsu Suning

The former Benfica man has struggled for playing time under Interim manager Guus Hiddink with the Dutchman preferring Mikel and Matic in midfield. If the move does materialize, it would seem as a shock considering the player recently signed a four year contract with the club.

The Chinese club is managed by former Chelsea player Dan Petrescu and the deal seems to be hovering around £20 million.

Ramires was signed by Ancelotti in the summer of 2010 and has been a key player for the Pensioners for the last five years.

However, the Brazilian International has lately struggled to make an impact for the first team with him being absent even on the bench in the game against Everton and Arsenal. His last start was in the game against Leicester City which Chelsea lost.

Jiangsu Suning is currently training in Malaga and it has been reported that Ramires may join his teammates in Spain before moving to China.

His departure would certainly leave a gap in that Chelsea midfield. Apart from Ramires, it seems that Loic Remy may also move out of the club with Pato being the possible replacement.