Antonio Conte Quotes

People do focus on the transfer fee, but that's football.

When a club has €200m left on its transfer budget in the final days of the transfer period, why shouldn't they make a higher bid when their initial €70m bid has been rejected?

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

Transfer fees don't show which player is better. It's only a number necessary for a club to get a player.

Nowadays, it's hard to know if a player really deserves the money spent on him, because transfer values are high.

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.

£25million or £30m or £20m - whether you are expensive or not, players are just players.

When I told Arsene Wenger I was leaving, he said to me, 'I have £25m to spend on a few players.' My answer was, 'Obviously, Mr. Wenger, you are not shopping in Harrods. That will only buy you one good player.' Now I have been proved right.

To be realistic, the big Dutch clubs cannot afford me. That's not because of my wages; it's the transfer fee.

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 have become a bargain - where do you find a player who scores 28 goals in Serie A and costs €28m? Nowhere, right?

To be honest I didn't have a clue that I was the most expensive Scottish player. It's not something that comes into my head.

The main problem with English players has always been the price.

When a club pays money it's because it's his value in the market.

We don't have major limits in the transfer market.

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

If you only sign the players of one FIFA agent, sometimes you can make the deal, sometimes you can't.

January is an odd month for everyone because of the transfer market, while it can happen during a season to have a momentary wobble.

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.

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

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.

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.

It is always difficult to sign players even if you are a big club.

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.