Jupp Heynckes Quotes

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

Leaving Manchester United? That was not complicated.

Sunderland, West Ham and Orlando City wanted me but Villa wouldn't sell me, saying I was too vital in the dressing room.

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

I want the good players of other clubs to stay in the Bundesliga.

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.

Some players are criticised for having no loyalty. Well, I wanted to go back home and play for the club I supported. I don't think that's a crime.

I think every player should be allowed to stay or leave a club.

When you've played at Manchester United, it's hard to go anywhere else.

If you asked all the goalkeepers in my era, they will tell you that they were worth a lot more than the price they were bought.

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

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

For you to even enquire about one player, he is expensive. You go to buy a right-back, a left-back, or a central defender, and he is expensive.

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.

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?

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

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

It is very difficult to find a player who stays at the same club for the whole of their career.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.