Philipp Lahm has told Squawka he rejected a move to Manchester United to stay at Bayern Munich.
Lahm, 31, said he was wanted at both Old Trafford and Barcelona but has no regrets about remaining in his homeland.
Germany's World Cup-winning captain has lifted seven Bundesliga titles and the 2013 Champions League in his time at Bayern.
Born in Munich, the versatile defender's only other club was Stuttgart, where he spent a season on loan.
Lahm said: "As a player, you always think about your options and there was a time when Manchester United made an approach for me -- and Barcelona looked at me -- so I considered life in England or Spain.
"The Premier League was an interesting possibility but in the end I decided to stay in Germany.
"Bayern is my home-town club and I thought good things could happen for the club, so I signed on for more years, and it proved to be the right decision.
"I felt we had the chance to win the Champions League, and I was was right. I'd rather win it with my club, my home-town team, than with any other.
"So England might have been nice -- but I am glad I stayed in Germany."
Lahm's Bayern teammates Bastian Schweinsteiger and Thomas Muller have both been linked with moves to Old Trafford in recent weeks.
Sources told ESPN FC that United are keen on signing Schweinsteiger, and the 30-year-old refused to comment on the speculation following Bayern Munich's final game of the season.
Sources also told ESPN FC that Muller is on Louis van Gaal's radar, with the forward crediting the United coach with having a big impact on his career during the Dutchman's two-year spell in charge of Bayern between 2009 and 2011.