Edin Dzeko Quotes

I'm grateful to Fulham for allowing me to come back on loan, where it all kind of started for me in Europe.

I'm grateful to Van Gaal: he brought me to United and I played 71 games so I wouldn't say a bad word.

I never thought about money; otherwise, I would have left aged 26 when Real Madrid and Barcelona wanted me.

My feelings towards Manchester City will never change; I'm eternally grateful to them as a football club. They took me as a 19-year-old boy from Shrewsbury Town, took somewhat of a punt on me, and I've had some fantastic times.

I've had four beautiful years at Monchengladbach and owe the club a lot.

It would mean everything to go up with Fulham. It is the team that has made me a professional, and it's the team that has given me a chance.

I just want to thank Everton for the opportunity and Watford for having opened the doors for me in England.

Clearly, any player would want to go to Real Madrid, but I think if there wouldn't be all the space that one needs there, then it wouldn't be the best move.

I always said in my career as a footballer, I owe everything to Newell's. But as a coach, I owe everything to Paraguay.

When I decided to leave Arsenal, I also decided that I would only be interested in playing in England or Germany. Why Swansea? I think it is the best place for me to make progress.

People in Real ask me about Mateo Kovacic all the time. He is a phenomenal talent and will play in some of the biggest clubs. Inter is a big club, no doubt, but Kovacic will play in even bigger.

At Palace, I feel like a first-team player, and I have got the opportunity to play every week.

Everybody wants to play in Europe, but I'm happy here with Inter.

At Walsall I got away with a lot of things because I was the young star and they wanted to sell me from a business point of view.

I left Arsenal because I wanted to develop and learn as a player and get to experience a new club.

It's hard to compare the faith of Gareth Southgate and Roy Hodgson and my lack of chances at Chelsea because it's such a big club.

The number of French players Arsenal have brought through is very impressive, and many of the players who arrived, especially the young ones, were unknown when they arrived to the general public.

Coming through the youth ranks at Fulham is a great honour to me.

It's difficult as a player once you have gone back to Brazil to get that second chance in Europe. Sometimes you only get one chance.

Chicharito has had a very good career. He was at Man United and then when he left, he went to Real Madrid and then Leverkusen. He is the perfect striker.

I started at Benfica: not as big but one of the biggest clubs in Portugal. I've played for Real Madrid. Then I moved to Manchester United, from a giant to another giant.

I've been promoted, relegated, won big trophies, gone months without scoring, played for my country at World Cups, been bought, sold, loaned, and called 'a freak.'

If you're lucky enough to get into a Premier League or Championship team straight away, well done to you, but I feel really grateful for the experience that I had at the lower end.

Juventus made a big offer for me, I think it was around €20 million. Stuttgart were thinking about it, but I was the one who declined. I thought it was better for me to stay there and grow as a player before making a big move.

I gave my first interview when I arrived at Chelsea in 2004, and I had said that it had been my dream to play for one of the best clubs in the world and in the best league in the world - this came true, and I am very pleased my dream will last.