Filipe Luis Quotes

Of course it's normal for people to say, 'Yeah, this player changed teams because of the money.' That could be the case sometimes, but after a certain level of success? No.

Many players want to make as much money as they can and change teams for ten grand. How is that going to make much difference to their lives?

My decision leaving the Nuggets was based on the organization not saying they had the cap room to sign me.

It was amazing to have Mourinho call me, even though I'd been warned before how he would appeal to me. I listened to his arguments about why I should move to United. But at that time I was hesitant between staying at Leicester or leaving for Chelsea.

People think I got loads of money at City and then left for Chelsea to chase more money. I didn't get that money. I moved to Chelsea because they made promises to me. They told me I would get opportunities, I would play and that they believed in me as a young player.

The only regret I can have is that Inter sold a player that is now completely recovered. I said many times that I wouldn't have left Inter without showing who I was. But then they sold me.

Today, free agency takes away a lot of your heroes, they go somewhere else. Some of them don't but a lot of them do-take the higher offer to go somewhere else. And, it turns the fans off because they get attached to the players.

Nowadays there are too many players who can't get a contract elsewhere, who come to England and just take the money.

The fan is the one who suffers. He cheers a guy to a .350 season then watches that player sign with another team. When you destroy fan loyalties, you destroy everything.

And historically the owners have used loyalty to a team or a city to hold players as opposed to always paying their worth.

Nobody wants to give up good players.

I can hardly think of any players that have really walked out of their own volition while there were still teams that really wanted them at a fair price.

I am not going to lie: I know that there are clubs that want to sign me and can match Real Madrid's demands. But that's up to my representatives and the club. I will stay if the club wants me to stay.

It's difficult to find someone better than Milik. However, when a player believes his time at a club is over and he wants a change of scenery, you have to listen to him.

Money is killing football: people are making their decisions based on money.

You see great players, Hall of Fame players that didn't stay with their team.

I have great respect for the Premier League, but why leave Milan? I've got everything I want here.

Whenever you get traded out and you are playing for a winning team, it's always good.

If I were LeBron, I would have gone to Chicago or I would have stayed home and showed a little more loyalty to my city and my team. But I'm not LeBron.

There aren't many athletes who follow their hearts. They choose to go somewhere to win more and earn more money. They're like gypsies.

I've seen players in the past who wanted to stay with their team, and it didn't work out.

Since I left Juventus, which remains the strongest team in Italy, I never thought about playing for another Italian club. I'm just not thinking about it.

Borussia Dortmund was the best solution for me. I wanted to have an experience abroad and in the Champions League. Then there are the fans - it was said they always supported the team, but I didn't think like this.

I was close to Napoli and it's true that I did hope to one day play for them, but I am so happy here that after arriving at Lazio, I stopped thinking about it.

Juventus made a big offer for me, I think it was around €20 million. Stuttgart were thinking about it, but I was the one who declined. I thought it was better for me to stay there and grow as a player before making a big move.