Chelsea’s move to sign Partizan Belgrade midfielder Danilo Pantic for £1.25million has fallen through.

The 18-year-old revealed earlier in the week that he had turned down competition from Juventus to join up with the Blues and was expecting to be immediately loaned out to Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem.

But Pantic has changed his tune and is now claiming that he never agreed to a switch to Stamford Bridge.

He said: “I have been the talk of the town lately but I know I didn’t sign anything with Chelsea.

“They showed interest but no concrete deal was signed. I am still a Partizan player.”