Claudio Reyna Quotes

The situation was, the team I was on when I got injured went down to the lower leagues. In America, they don't have that relegation, so when the team went down to the lower region, every player has his value, and they went off and sold any player who had value.

I guess when you get paid over 100 million dollars by one team, it's kind of easy to point the finger at other guys and try to hate on them for trying to get another contract.

Kroos was right to go abroad. It was like winning the lottery.

Being traded a couple times - and I've been traded after winning Rookie of the Year - is out of your control.

At clubs like Liverpool, great players come and go.

In all my years of being with Pittsburgh, I never encountered a player taking a contract dispute into the season and letting that dispute affect the way he played.

The money was good while it lasted. The best part was clearly that it changed my view of what's possible, as far as thinking how you can have an impact on a national level.

After 12 years in the major leagues, I do not feel that I am a piece of property to be bought and sold regardless of my wishes.

Vincent Janssen has come in and done very well. He's a great player and different type of player to me.

Kenny Dalglish was absolutely right: anyone that doesn't want to be at Liverpool can leave. Players will come and go.

In England, somewhere. I want to be at a big team, in the big leagues again.

I think United is the best club for my style of play, and I am sure about my decision.

I think the big thing with Philly is I have such a great relationship with all the personnel decision makers that if there ever does come a day where I am traded or something does happen, it's going to be an open conversation.

Now astronomical wages are making it very difficult to take somebody who might not even have a transfer fee attached to them, because of the net value that they want and the net value that they're worth.

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

Clearly, any player would want to go to Real Madrid, but I think if there wouldn't be all the space that one needs there, then it wouldn't be the best move.

The main reason to come to England and Chelsea was to play with a great team. Money and the chance to live in a city like London are additional factors.

I chose Chelsea because I spoke with the manager here and when I did that, I felt the capacity of the manager and that is why I made my decision. And of course I like Premier League football and that is why I decided to stay in the Premier League.

Spain and England have great leagues, and it would be nice to play there when the time comes.

The Premier league is better with Mourinho.

I do not feel the need to play in Ligue 1, nor in the Premier League or in Serie A.

Of course it's normal for people to say, 'Yeah, this player changed teams because of the money.' That could be the case sometimes, but after a certain level of success? No.

You never know: there is a lot of movement in football. You can never predict where you're going to play.

United are a big deal, and if it ended up going that way, I would gladly join the Premier League. It is a fascinating and beautiful competition.

Players must understand that if they go after more lucrative contracts, then they forfeit their chances of playing in the national team.