Fernandinho Quotes

I want to be playing in the Premier League.

If I would have had the absolute will, I would have been a starting XI player at Barcelona or would have played 10 years for Real Madrid or Manchester United.

I want to play in the Premier League, the Champions League, and I want to continue playing for England. If I'm going to do that, I have to play for my club and put in good performances for my club because there are other English midfielders who are doing that in the Premier League.

My head has just been all about wanting to play regular football in the Premier League.

I believe that, in principle, it is easier to get into the national team if you perform well at Bayern, compared to what the benefits of playing for other clubs are.

If I couldn't get to the national team, I wanted to get as much as I could out of soccer, and I think moving abroad was my opportunity to do that. I think that, in turn, playing with that freedom and that spirit allowed me to play a lot better. I escalated my game quickly just by being happy.

When I was five, 10, 15 years old, I always dreamed of being in the best league in the world, playing with some of the best clubs.

I am ambitious; I want to play in the Champions League or in the Europa League.

I would love to play for Manchester United and, if things go as I want them to, I believe I can achieve that.

I wanted to be a soccer player; I wanted to do it at the highest level.

I never felt I would be part of the international scene for 50 caps in my wildest dreams.

If I do well at Chelsea, then the national team will take care of itself.

It's an honour to extend my deal with Manchester City. This club offers everything a player needs to fulfil their ambitions, and there's nowhere else I want to be.

My ambition is to play in the Premier League, like every player.

Every kid dreams of playing in the Premier League.

I didn't dream of joining Man City as a professional one day, or representing England, because I didn't know that was even possible.

I can look forward to that. Getting back over to Europe and playing at a little bit higher level, then hopefully becoming a leader for the national team.

I am not sure where the future will take me, but I have always wanted to play regular Premier League football.

When I moved to Hull and I was playing against players in the Premier League, maybe I pinched myself then.

When I went to Real Madrid, I was only 18 or 19 years old. It was my first year as a professional footballer. I was very young.

I would love to win some major trophies, and I would love to win the Ballon d'Or; that would be a perfect career.

I have always said that great players must always play for the great clubs.

My goal is to play with a club in the Champions League.

You go around the world, and you say, 'I'm the top scorer for the Argentina national team.' I liked that.

One day, I would like to play in Premier League. It would be a great experience.