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Malouda had been quoted in the Daily Mail as criticising the training regime, diet and style of play in England.

But Malouda claims the quotes - from an interview with France Football magazine - were slightly mistranslated and taken out of context.

"I just want the fans to know that what I saw in the paper this morning is exactly the contrary to what I said to the French paper and the French people," Malouda told Chelsea TV.

"One thing I tried to speak about is that I achieved a good adaptation in my new club, and I was speaking about London life.

"My family and kids are very happy here, and when I saw that this morning I was very disappointed.

"I have nothing more to add or to say about this, this is not true, and I just want the Chelsea fans to know that I really enjoy my new life. The way they did it was not fair. I don't know why they tried to make me appear like somebody who is not happy here.

"I repeat I chose to come here, and everybody here is happy with what I've done."

Malouda, 27, who is currently injured, said English footballers play with the brains switched off and made disparaging comments about the diet at Chelsea.

The former Lyon man suggested the remarks were light-hearted and intended to point out the level of responsibility placed on the players and the intensity of the game in England.

"I have a tendency to put on weight, so I have to take care," Malouda told France Football.

"And when people at the club don't control what you eat, and if you drink a Coke or eat something else, it is you who is responsible and we still are obliged to perform on the pitch.

"And when you're on the pitch one gets the impression that the brain is disconnected. We act on instinct, spontaneously - it is football from its origins; it is uninhibited."

Reda Maher / Eurosport