Southampton defender Ryan Bertrand has claimed that his parent club Chelsea have not always been honest with him about his future.
The 25-year-old has been loaned out to seven different clubs during his time with the Blues as he joined the Saints on a season-long loan deal in August.
Bertrand feels that the writing was on the wall at Stamford Bridge when he was sent to Aston Villa last season after playing 38 times for the club in the 2012-13 campaign.
He told reporters: "The situation became clear to me before I went on loan to Aston Villa. I was getting those 15, 20, 25, 30-plus games a season, until I hit a stumbling block.
"That's when the alarm bells rang. Before that, I had a chance to move from the club, but I was advised that I didn't need to do that.
"It all unravelled in front of my eyes, and certain things didn't make sense in terms of what certain people had said to me. All I ask for is honesty, and I didn't get that."
Bertrand has admitted that he feels comfortable at the Saints after notching his first goal for the club in their 2-1 win over Queens Park Rangers.
"I wanted to be in a situation where the club is looking for the same things. In a way, me as a person and Southampton as a football club are quite similar. We're both striving to do great things."
Southampton are currently second in the Premier League with 13 points from their six matches.
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