Reiss Nelson Quotes

Malaga were the club that bid the hardest for me, and they were the first, too. When Villarreal told me that they wanted to sell me, I chose them.

The wrong team wanted me, by the way - of course United. I spoke with Van Gaal, and they even made an offer, but for me, it was not the right club and not the right moment.

I made a conscious decision to join Bayern because of the presence of Guardiola.

When it came to Sociedad, I didn't want to come back into football so soon after the Manchester United experience.

What happens here, the daily agenda of Arsenal, is very different from what I experienced in Monchengladbach.

When the chance came to join a great club like Liverpool, I weighed up my options and it was obviously the best move for me.

I've got the opportunity to manage a big football club, a seriously big football club, and I wasn't going to turn that down.

I don't know where horse riding could have taken me, and it's something I can always go back to when I've retired from football, but the crossroads came in my life when Chelsea wanted to sign me and make me a professional footballer in 2013 when I was 20.

I received many offers - namely from Real Madrid, Manchester United, and Milan - but I preferred the tranquillity of playing for Fiorentina.

Clubs have always wanted to buy me during the summer but I have always stayed loyal because I wanted to stay at Arsenal.

I chose Schalke for a couple of reasons. I wanted to go back home, to be close to my little boy, and it's a great club.

I'm thrilled to be at a massive club like Bayern Munich.

I'm very happy with how things are going for me at Paris Saint-Germain.

When you hear Liverpool want you, you call your agent back in about five seconds.

When Olympique Lyon come in for you, it's not a team you turn down.

City showed me their ambition to be one of the biggest clubs in the world, and I was happy to join.

Despite all that has happened in his career since, one of the biggest regrets of my life in management is not taking Luis Suarez to Tottenham when we had the chance.

Pellegrini was the biggest factor for me to be joining West Ham.

It is true that I did not want to leave Milan. That changed when Zlatan Ibrahimovic came from Barcelona. Then I realised that for me it is better to go.

In 2006 I ended up at Chelsea on a free transfer, so Bayern did not see a euro for me.

I could have moved to Russia, earned more money, and felt more relaxed. But I chose another option and joined Lazio.

It would be absolutely fantastic to play at Real Madrid together with my friend Royston Drenthe.

River? They are a very strong club, and I don't think there would be many players that would reject the opportunity to play there.

I had a great time at SV Werder Bremen and I'm grateful to the club.

I don't regret my choice to sign for Milan.