Jan Vertonghen Quotes

Without a doubt, the plan was always to stay at West Ham.

It's nice there are a lot of big clubs that are interested in me, but if one of those is Barcelona, that's special.

I have already told Vermaelen to come to Napoli 10 times. The city is magnificent and even Benitez asked me to convince Vermaelen to come here.

It's good for me to stay at Chelsea.

Other clubs never came into my thoughts once I knew Arsenal wanted to sign me.

It doesn't matter if you go somewhere and you're still winning - it's always the wrong decision to leave a club like Manchester United.

If Milan agrees to let me go, and if there's an agreement between the clubs, I would love to play for Madrid.

I chose Spurs and I think it's turned out well. I felt I was joining a great team, with great plans and the personal chats I had with people at Spurs were great.

If Inter decide to sell me, I'll pack my bags and go. If not, I'll stay here in Milan where I am honestly very happy.

I would never have left Everton if it hadn't been Manchester United.

It's true that Tottenham tempted me because it was a young team which was third in the league.

I think what's important in a good manager and a good agent is that they know your vision and that they are passionate about you and believe in you. Because if they don't, then they're not going to work hard for you, and they're going to send you out on things that you don't want to do.

Once Liverpool had asked me to sign again, there was no hesitation.

I played a trial game for Reading against Brentford. Then the coach told me that they couldn't afford to take me on. So I went to see Brentford. I couldn't believe it when they signed me - they were in the league above Reading.

Lots of clubs showed an interest in me, but United just felt right; the whole club, the set-up. It wasn't the fact that it was United, it was that I walked in here and met people, the staff and physios et cetera, and it just felt right.

Out of all the clubs who were interested, I got the feeling that, deep down, Chelsea showed that they really wanted me. There were lots of reasons I came to Chelsea. They showed a real desire to get me to come here. I didn't have to think about it too much.

I have great memories of Tottenham. I spent four great years there with a lot of emotions, with a lot of love from the club and the fans.

I've not got a bad word to say about City. If they want you and sign you, then they have got intent for you.

When a club shows interest and a manager wants you it is always nice.

When you know how the coach ticks and how he wants to play football, it makes the decision easier. But for the main part, I came to England because of the club Manchester United.

I will not end my career with Banfield. I will stay at Inter until the end, the Nerazzurri fans should remain tranquil.

I'm happy here at Everton. When I decided to come here, I came thinking only in my club, which is Everton, and nothing else. What has to happen next will happen next. I feel comfortable here. I do not know whether my game is more suited to the Premier league or La Liga, but I am very well here.

In Napoli, they trust me.

There were a lot of clubs interested in me, but United is the only club that I would have left Real Madrid for.

Guardiola has trusted me right from the start.