Diego Forlan Quotes

If I'm forced to leave West Ham, it will be done according to the rules - the club will have its share of the cake.

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.

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

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

A move away from Arsenal did not fall through because I had no offers to move.

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.

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.

I am not a mercenary. Milan was my home. They made a good deal, though. They signed me for 10 million euros and sold me for 42 million euros.

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.

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

Leaving Manchester United? That was not complicated.

Juventus rejected an offer from Barcelona for me. It was a big offer, and that means I'm an important player for the club, and I have to thank them for that.

I always like to remember the year 2008, when we had an amazing offer from Chelsea for Franck Ribery. From that day on, the whole world of football knew nobody can buy a Bayern Munich player against the will of Bayern Munich.

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.

I did not transfer from United to City for the controversy.

It is nice to be the most expensive Dutchman, and it is nice for my agent and for Ajax. But it does not matter to me whether I cost €5m or €150m or €200m. I just need to make sure that I do my own thing.

Everybody had heard the rumours that Real wanted to sign James Rodriguez after the World Cup, and I knew that they were going to sell me to make room for him.

One of the biggest misconceptions is that players care about transfer fees. For a player, they do not care at all. They do not care if they move clubs for one million, 10 million, or 100 million Euros. That is just something a player leaves to his agent and the clubs.

I never thought about money; otherwise, I would have left aged 26 when Real Madrid and Barcelona wanted me.

Within 24 hours of my departure from Everton, I had already received the first offer. Then they kept coming, but I keep it all away from me.

If you are Cesc, going to Barcelona, he will make more money, more sponsorship, and he is going home. What did Arsenal do to keep him at the club? Absolutely nothing. Now the fans say he is not loyal. When you leave Arsenal, you become a traitor, regardless of what you have done.

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