Dimitri Payet Quotes

When Real Madrid want you, it is difficult to say 'No' but, when I got there, I knew I could not stay longer.

I was out on loan at Barnsley when United accepted an offer for me from Leicester and that was it really. I just had to concentrate on my new club.

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

When Manchester City came for me it was the best choice to come here.

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

It's clear that I will not be returning to Barca.

When, in 2005, there was an offer from Juventus, I was in the Bahamas. When I came back, Arsene said to me, 'There is an offer from Juve. What do you want to do?' I understood that he was saying, 'If you want to leave, leave.'

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

When it became clear that I couldn't stay at Bayern I thought about going to play in Spain or Italy. Fiorentina came forward, they were looking for a striker, and everything happened very quickly.

It's difficult to say no when Manchester City want you and you could play there. That much I have to admit.

I'm really happy that West Ham and Manuel Pellegrini have given me a chance to be playing again.

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.

It is true that I did not want to leave Milan. That changed when Zlatan Ibrahimovic came from Barcelona. Then I realised that for me it is better to go.

I came to QPR looking for a new challenge after six years at West Ham, a wonderful time capped off by promotion at Wembley.

There was an option to sign for Barcelona and other teams before I moved to Madrid.

There were a lot of clubs interested in me - a lot, really. But Manchester United appeared and didn't go away. They absolutely wanted me, and it happened.

My departure from Arsenal was purely for sporting reasons.

I never said I wanted to move to Real Madrid. If I did, I would have said so publicly.

Manuel Pellegrini had convinced me to go with him to Manchester City. I was doing very well at Malaga, but I accepted.

I found leaving Manchester United very, very hard.

Rivaldo was fundamental for me accepting the challenge in Bunyodkor.

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

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

I felt Arsenal had let a lot of players go. When Thierry left I felt it was time for me to do something different and challenging.

Chelsea is a top club, and I have many friends there, but you cannot turn down the chance to join Manchester United.