AC Milan striker Stephan El Shaarawy said he would never leave the Milan club as he has been a Milan fan since childhood.

The Little Pharaoh declined a big proposal from an English club, believed to be Chelsea, over the summer and insisted he was happy with the money he earns.

"How close was I to leaving? No, I've always been convinced of my decisions, so I never thought about changing team," he was quoted by Tuttosport as saying.

"I have been a Milan fan since childhood, so being here is a dream come true. I would never have left, not even faced with an offer from Real Madrid. I'd have said no to any team," he said.

"It's also true that concrete requests from the so-called 'big' clubs never really developed. I want to be here for a long time and write Milan history," he said.