Thomas Muller Quotes

All I can do is assess the value from Manchester United perspective. Whatever Chelsea do, they may have a different criteria, and different financial assets.

For you to even enquire about one player, he is expensive. You go to buy a right-back, a left-back, or a central defender, and he is expensive.

This is football, things can change very fast. Let's be clear about it though: I will not be used as change to facilitate someone else's transfer.

People do focus on the transfer fee, but that's football.

It is down to the manager what he wants to do in the transfer window. Us as players, we just have to focus on each game that comes along and try and do our best.

When I told Arsene Wenger I was leaving, he said to me, 'I have £25m to spend on a few players.' My answer was, 'Obviously, Mr. Wenger, you are not shopping in Harrods. That will only buy you one good player.' Now I have been proved right.

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

At Everton, we have always tried to do good deals and have always tried to buy at the right age and the right price.

The main problem with English players has always been the price.

When a club pays money it's because it's his value in the market.

English football has just had a transfer window imposed for the first time, so it will be interesting to see how managers cope with the squads they have until it re-opens.

We don't have major limits in the transfer market.

You don't sign a player for the sake of it.

If you asked all the goalkeepers in my era, they will tell you that they were worth a lot more than the price they were bought.

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

January is an odd month for everyone because of the transfer market, while it can happen during a season to have a momentary wobble.

Everything goes fast in football. You can be transferred tomorrow, as you can be in one or two years.

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 can no longer understand what the parameters are for valuing a player. It's all too random and in the hands of whoever has more money.

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

The buying power of clubs is very different. You can't sign players if you don't have money, and if there is no money, that's it. As a player, there's nothing you can do.

When I was at Liverpool, I asked about Van Dijk when he was at Groningen and then at Celtic. But I was told he wouldn't be for us at the time. Van Dijk could have jumped from Celtic to a Liverpool.

PSG - I think they had a money problem and they couldn't buy players. This is the main reason I didn't go there.

At Barcelona, there is always talk of signings, but I want to compete with the best.

It is always difficult to sign players even if you are a big club.