Lukas Podolski Quotes

With Arsenal there was an interest but not a big as other clubs. That is why I didn't go to Arsenal and went to Chelsea.

I was never close to signing for Manchester United, no.

When a striker does well it is normal that he is courted by other teams.

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.

This is football, things can change very fast. Let's be clear about it though: I will not be used as change to facilitate someone else's transfer.

I think Inter have been very clear: if a good offer comes in, they have to let me go. They don't want to lose me, but there is a chance they will let me go.

Leaving Manchester United? That was not complicated.

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

My departure from Arsenal was purely for sporting reasons.

Many clubs wanted to know when I was leaving Inter, and Liverpool was one of those clubs, so people were surprised I chose Galatasaray.

I can bring Neymar to Real Madrid.

There is some right old rubbish talked about Gareth Bale's time with me at Tottenham. Was I ever going to sell Bale? No. Was I going to loan him? No.

Everything goes fast in football. You can be transferred tomorrow, as you can be in one or two years.

I have never said I would leave Arsenal.

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

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

When I was at Liverpool, I asked about Van Dijk when he was at Groningen and then at Celtic. But I was told he wouldn't be for us at the time. Van Dijk could have jumped from Celtic to a Liverpool.

There's one thing I've never seen in a paper. Jamie Carragher linked with this or that club.

Chelsea and Arsenal tried to sign me when I was 13, 14.

Sure, Mourinho was obviously crucial for my move to Chelsea.

When I was sold from Real Madrid to Inter, I would have preferred to have remained in Spain.

Roma must have been mad to sell Mo Salah. Either that or they really needed the money.

I have a very good contract at Chelsea, but Dortmund really wanted me.

I never said I wanted to move to Real Madrid. If I did, I would have said so publicly.

Juventus offered me the opportunity to sign in 2017 and I turned it down. I just didn't feel the timing was right.