Ciro Immobile Quotes

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.

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

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.

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

To be honest I didn't have a clue that I was the most expensive Scottish player. It's not something that comes into my head.

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.

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

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

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.

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

OK, so I never had a transfer in my career, but I used to love deadline day: Dimitar Berbatov turning up at Manchester airport with hours to go, Robinho coming to Manchester City instead of Chelsea.

I can bring Neymar to Real Madrid.

When a club has €200m left on its transfer budget in the final days of the transfer period, why shouldn't they make a higher bid when their initial €70m bid has been rejected?

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

I have never said I would leave Arsenal.

Clubs have always wanted to buy me during the summer but I have always stayed loyal because I wanted to stay at Arsenal.

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 think Inter have been very clear: if a good offer comes in, they have to let me go. They don't want to lose me, but there is a chance they will let me go.

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.

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

Sunderland, West Ham and Orlando City wanted me but Villa wouldn't sell me, saying I was too vital in the dressing room.

When you are not playing much and you expect to play more, it is normal to think of the market. That's the modern game.

I have become a bargain - where do you find a player who scores 28 goals in Serie A and costs €28m? Nowhere, right?

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