Angel Di Maria Quotes

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.

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

If you ask me if I would like to see Isco in Barcelona, I would say yes.

When you hear Liverpool want you, you call your agent back in about five seconds.

I really like Manchester City. They have put everything into trying to sign me so that I can be there and that is welcome.

My departure from Arsenal was purely for sporting reasons.

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.

Real Madrid were the ideal club for me, and, when I knew they were interested, I couldn't think about anything else.

City showed me their ambition to be one of the biggest clubs in the world, and I was happy to join.

Leaving Manchester United? That was not complicated.

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.

With Arsenal there was an interest but not a big as other clubs. That is why I didn't go to Arsenal and went to Chelsea.

Dortmund tried very early to sign me and always kept in close contact with me - this behaviour has really impressed me.

In 2006 I ended up at Chelsea on a free transfer, so Bayern did not see a euro for me.

I had good times with Juventus but when you are offered the chance to come to Real at almost 33 years of age it is a great opportunity.

The wrong team wanted me, by the way - of course United. I spoke with Van Gaal, and they even made an offer, but for me, it was not the right club and not the right moment.

It is a pleasure to see your name in the list of players that Barca want.

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

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.

When I was approached by Arsenal in 2005, my world changed forever.

It was amazing to have Mourinho call me, even though I'd been warned before how he would appeal to me. I listened to his arguments about why I should move to United. But at that time I was hesitant between staying at Leicester or leaving for Chelsea.

I was close to joining Barcelona and Real Madrid, but I am happy to have remained at Inter because I knew that sooner or later our moment to shine would arrive, and it did.

I actually had the chance to sign for Newcastle before I went to West Ham; I didn't in the end because they had got rid of their reserve team. There were a few clubs interested but I liked what West Ham had to offer and never regretted signing for them, I loved it straight away.

At Barcelona, there is always talk of signings, but I want to compete with the best.

River? They are a very strong club, and I don't think there would be many players that would reject the opportunity to play there.