Carlos Vela Quotes

Real Madrid are Real Madrid, and any player would want to be at Real Madrid. Why would I want to leave Real Madrid? I wanted to play, nothing else.

My one regret is that I didn't win a trophy with Tottenham, despite us being a strong team who played good, attractive football.

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

My biggest aim of all is to win trophies with Real Madrid.

It is easy to understand when Everton performed better it was when they had stability.

I really hope I can lift many trophies with Inter.

Real Madrid is the most important thing that happened to me, both as a footballer and as a person.

The biggest ambition in my career is still to win the European Cup. I want to have a picture of that to look at later; I want to have that medal. You can have a contract that is better than your friends, but no player looks back and says: 'I won more money.'

Real Madrid is like Manchester United or Liverpool or Bayern Munich. There is so much history, and you need to play and win against that history. It's difficult to play against them because you fight against everything - the history, the players - but because of that, the motivation is always so high.

If you have Real to face, you have to think about them - they are one of the best teams in the world.

I want to win something with Lazio, and I am not talking about just winning games.

I'd have signed for Real in a heartbeat. They're a club with more glamour than Milan; more prospects, more appeal, more everything. They strike fear in their opponents, whoever they happen to be.

I played at full-back for 10 years, I enjoyed it, and I had success there, so I can never regret being a defender.

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 had a dream to play in the Champions League, so every time I play for Real Madrid, and in the Champions League, I try to enjoy it as much as possible because it's the realisation of a dream.

It was crazy how many clubs wanted me - it shows how well you're doing, but I always felt Dortmund was right for me.

My first option is always to triumph at Real Madrid. After that, you never know what can happen.

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

I don't have regrets about leaving Real Madrid.

I don't feel the need to do anything other than what I've been doing, beating my opponents, getting some knockouts, keeping the fans coming. I don't need to do anything other than that.

I won in Italy, I won at Real Madrid, and I felt important.

I'm so good at Atletico. Honestly, I don't see myself leaving.

I always said I just wanted an opportunity with Madrid, and that has come.

In sport, and especially in this sport, the confidence you get from the results is a massive help.

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.