Crystal Palace defender Gary Cahill feels it was the right time to leave Chelsea.

Cahill reflects fondly upon his time at Stamford Bridge but admits that it was the right time for him to depart.

He told talkSPORT: "It was certainly the right time for me to go from that club and I have nothing but positive things to say about the club.

"There's no issue there. It was just naturally the right time to go.

"Every single year I've made many, many appearances throughout my career, and last year I made hardly any, so that tells it all and that it was the right time to go."