Mario Gotze Quotes

I want to thank the Arsenal fans who've always supported me. But I can't apologise for my decision to leave. I want to get more out of myself. I felt the main thing was taking myself out of my comfort zone. That's why Liverpool shouted out for me.

I have got to a level where I feel I needed to make the jump to Chelsea and push myself and get myself to a better level and playing with world-class players here is only going to help.

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

I enjoyed every moment with Tottenham. But in one moment, you feel you need to take a step forward, to go to a higher level.

Without being disrespectful to Leverkusen, playing for Liverpool helps me more because I am playing for one of the biggest clubs in the world, and I have no regrets making this step.

I was at Roma for two years, had two great seasons there, and everyone told me to stay, but it was in my mind to come and be successful in England.

I enjoyed six marvellous years at Bayern winning many titles, but the fact is I don't plan on playing in Germany ever again.

I was ready to leave Holland and Serie A is a big step for me.

I didn't play much for Roma and arriving here at Milan is a step forward for me.

They wanted to play me central midfield when I was at Aston Villa, so that's why we left. Things were going good at Coventry, but then scouts from Manchester United and different clubs around England were watching me, and I don't think Coventry liked that.

I was loved in Liverpool, I had good relationship with the fans and my team-mates but I felt I could do better.

I chose City because of the huge interest in me. Sevilla hadn't won a trophy for a couple of years, so it was a good moment to leave.

When I left Leipzig I was thinking about my next step, and I want to stand in front of a new team, new language, to get developed personally and in my view of football. That's why I made the decision to come to Southampton.

I have made a big step forward since leaving Shakhtar for Bayern.

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.

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

I can imagine trying something else but I really feel very comfortable at Bayern. Every year there a new challenges and new objectives and the pressure will always be there.

I'm here now playing for Chelsea. I chose to leave my home at Athletic Bilbao, and it was an important step in my career.

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 always want to try for what's been offered to me.

I set some lofty goals for myself and I think you have to.

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 was only one year at Newcastle, but that time there meant a lot to me. I met some great people who helped me to play good games in the Premier League, and it was because of them I got the move to Liverpool.

I am happy at PSV, but I am a player with a lot of ambition.

Coming to Stoke was a chance for me to develop and take my game to the next level.