James Rodriguez Quotes

I can bring Neymar to Real Madrid.

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

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

Everybody had heard the rumours that Real wanted to sign James Rodriguez after the World Cup, and I knew that they were going to sell me to make room for him.

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

I was never close to signing for Manchester United, no.

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

Chelsea and Arsenal tried to sign me when I was 13, 14.

Juventus rejected an offer from Barcelona for me. It was a big offer, and that means I'm an important player for the club, and I have to thank them for that.

I am honoured by Juve's interest in my services.

When I was sold from Real Madrid to Inter, I would have preferred to have remained in Spain.

Roma must have been mad to sell Mo Salah. Either that or they really needed the money.

Real Madrid's interest? Yes, it's true, Real Madrid were interested in me. It was an honour and pleasure for me, it means that I have worked well in these years.

Every player would love to get to the absolute top, and Real Madrid is it.

When young players become one of the best in the world, everyone wants to sign them.

In 2000, with Tardelli at the helm, I really thought about leaving Inter. I had an agreement with Real Madrid and everything was ready for me to move to Spain.

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

I am not going to lie: I know that there are clubs that want to sign me and can match Real Madrid's demands. But that's up to my representatives and the club. I will stay if the club wants me to stay.

There is some right old rubbish talked about Gareth Bale's time with me at Tottenham. Was I ever going to sell Bale? No. Was I going to loan him? No.

Do I hope Batshuayi comes to Tottenham? Yes, of course. He has a lot of qualities.

To be realistic, the big Dutch clubs cannot afford me. That's not because of my wages; it's the transfer fee.

When a striker does well it is normal that he is courted by other teams.

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.

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.

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