Douglas Costa Quotes

I always said to my friends that I would play for Chelsea one day.

I am going to continue and bring this club forward. I am Paul Gascoigne the footballer.

I spoke with Abramovich. He is very simple and loves football. We were on the same wavelength: he wants to confirm Chelsea's position at the top.

From the moment I left Sao Paulo and Brazil, I was fixed on staying here, playing for the first team and succeeding at Real Madrid. That was always my dream. But it was an advantage to be able to join Castilla first.

Everyone knows what a great player, as well as a person, David Beckham is. I am just hoping that I can learn from him. I know if I want to go far in my football career I have to do as well as him.

I didn't really think about going to another club; I wanted to be a Tottenham player and play at Tottenham.

Of course I would return to Real Madrid once I win all there is to win with Chelsea and after a long and successful career at Chelsea.

I'm proud of my long career but playing in the World Cup is something special for any player. There is no limit to my ambition and I have always been determined to achieve that objective.

I fought all my life to be at Real Madrid, to try to be in the starting XI.

Obviously, at Manchester United, I want to be working hard, and I have been doing that ever since I was a young kid.

As soon as Liverpool declared their interest in signing me, it was a simple decision to make. A club with Liverpool's history wants you? Come on, you just pack your bags and go. It will be an honour to wear the famous red shirt.

To play for Chelsea is a blessing.

I wish I could play the World Cup; that's one of my dreams.

I just want to do the best I can, which means playing for the England full side one day and carry on playing well for Everton.

I work hard every day to earn more minutes, but I am aware of where I am. I am at the best club in the world, and I am happy at Real Madrid.

I want to prove myself at Chelsea and be successful in the Premiership and the Champions League.

I was full of confidence in myself that I would reach the top or be a professional player as a midfielder.

I always said as a kid that I'd like to play for United, and I once spoke to Sir Alex Ferguson about it. We chatted for around 20 minutes, and I told him that my dream was to come here to Manchester United.

Yes, in 1983, I had the opportunity to sign for Liverpool.

I have spent some of the best moments of my career at Manchester City, moments that I will never forget.

I was a professional at Norwich for 10 years and associated with the club for nearly 15.

I won the quadruple at 18 with Arsenal, so I didn't really know what I was chasing after the World Cup, and I was a bit lost, so I didn't know whether to just be content at home and just play my football or go for another challenge.

I had always said I will like to play for Milan at some stage in my career, so when the opportunity came up, I grabbed it with both hands.

I hope to work sometime for an absolute top club. It should be no surprise that Manchester United are a dream club for me.

I have already told Neymar he could be the best player in the world, but I think that if he stays at PSG, he will never achieve that.