Ayoze Perez Quotes

I want to play in Europe, as the national team is important for me.

I am very excited - it's a big opportunity for me to play for Manchester United, a new challenge for me. I will try to do my best.

I need to be playing in the Champions League.

If English clubs are not giving you a chance then going abroad is always an option. That's what the Bundesliga is about.

Logically, if there was a chance to improve and go to a bigger club, it would be a good opportunity, although there are few clubs bigger than Liverpool.

I got told I wasn't allowed to go on loan, which was a good thing but, at the same time, I just wanted to play matches. So do I annoy the manager and try to push for a loan or was I just to keep working hard and trust him?

When I left Arsenal, it was because I had done everything there and a big club like Real Madrid wanted me and even David Beckham couldn't turn them down.

If I can push myself up to the 2018 World Cup, then I'll go on. After that, I'll close the door and stop playing football.

I had three very successful years in Germany with Borussia Dortmund, but I had the opportunity to move to one of the biggest clubs in the highest-profile league in the world.

A lot of people would like to see me in England. This is not necessarily the league that attracts me the most, though. It would allow me to develop further, though.

For a national player it is a good thing to get experience playing abroad.

My idea is to return to Spanish football, I want to play for a big club in La Liga, that would be great for my career.

If you become their property it is much clearer for you, for the club, for everything. It was a great experience to play in three different teams, different leagues, different experiences, but if I wanted to improve I had to break this cycle and make my own way. That's why I signed this contract to come to Stoke.

I worked at the number one team in the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, and now also in England.

The opportunity to work with Antonio Conte, a brilliant coach, and some of the best players in the world was too good to turn down.

I'll give everything I have to be one of the best players in La Liga.

Since I made my debut at Sheffield United, I felt like I could step on and climb the leagues.

I would love to play in Spain. It would be a dream to play there, as we are talking about the best league in the world.

I had three years of success with Molde, winning the League twice and the Cup. I thought I was fully prepared, that I was ready for the Premier League. But it's a completely different world there. Everything is much bigger.

Being with Dortmund and playing in more big games there, it's just gaining experience.

The main reason I have joined Everton is not to try to help my England ambitions - that will come if I am playing consistently well for Everton.

One day I won't play for Barcelona. I'll go and play somewhere else, and I'm sure I'll do so as a central midfielder. That's what I'll try to do because it's the position I like.

NFL Europe helped me quite a bit. It was a situation where I came out of college and spent the first few months of my career over in Europe.

I could say Liverpool is the first big club I will play for. It's a massive chance for me to show what I can do.

If I play well for Holland, I am sure that I will have my chance for Milan.