David Ginola Quotes

English football has just had a transfer window imposed for the first time, so it will be interesting to see how managers cope with the squads they have until it re-opens.

One of the biggest misconceptions is that players care about transfer fees. For a player, they do not care at all. They do not care if they move clubs for one million, 10 million, or 100 million Euros. That is just something a player leaves to his agent and the clubs.

We know the English market is quite high and I think that sometimes puts clubs off. I think there is a lot of hype around the Premier League.

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

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

Today, the biggest clubs in the world, they buy the players they need for whatever way they think they have to play.

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

Liverpool has always had speculation about managers, players, players coming, players going and it's the same as managers. That's part of being part of a big club, you always have that type of thing.

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.

When I went in to Liverpool, my job in the first season was to cut the budget. You only need to look at the players who left. Maxi Rodriguez, Alberto Aquilani, Pepe Reina.

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.

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.

When I took over in 2000, Odisha was in a terrible financial state due to various policies, some of them unpopular.

Most of our players come from the Championship; Chelsea can get more or less anyone from around the world. Some clubs in this division have owners who say it doesn't matter what they spend. I don't know what happened to Financial Fair Play but it didn't exactly level the playing field.

We have seen that many teams, both in La Liga and the Premier League, have the economic capacity to steal a star from an important team.

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

It's not an easy challenge picking up players in January, I've always found it tough. Clubs don't want to release their better players.

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.

You never know: there is a lot of movement in football. You can never predict where you're going to play.

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

OK, so I never had a transfer in my career, but I used to love deadline day: Dimitar Berbatov turning up at Manchester airport with hours to go, Robinho coming to Manchester City instead of Chelsea.

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

The Premier League's the most competitive in the world.