Arjen Robben Quotes

I was very close to joining Manchester United.

I've not got a bad word to say about City. If they want you and sign you, then they have got intent for you.

I love football and it's the sport I would really like to play. I've said on national television here that I would really love to play for one of our football clubs when I finished my tennis career.

I knew before I came to Arsenal what kind of players were here. And of course, in training, you can see how many good players are here; the most important thing is that we work well as a team - that's the most important thing.

My future is in footbal.

I did not transfer from United to City for the controversy.

Ajax have a tradition of good football and play 4-3-3, which suits me. They also spend lots of money on youth players with the aim of putting them in the first team.

I played for Barcelona, for Ajax, where it's important to develop and integrate young talent.

I was very excited about the possibility of playing for Spurs and in England. I would like to thank the club for their efforts in trying to sign me.

Arsenal were really interested in me for a long time, and I think that I fit into the football Arsenal play.

It is a pleasure to see your name in the list of players that Barca want.

Manchester United would like to have world class players.

I am very happy because signing for a Premier League team is a dream.

This is football; everyone gets hurt. If you run the ball 40 times a game, you're going to get banged around and get nicks and bruises here and there, but I don't pay too much attention to that.

I am thrilled to be signing for City and can't wait to get started.

I started playing football young, and my career was on the pitch.

Diego Simeone, the coach from Atletico Madrid, was a very strong player as a midfielder.

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 football, there are so many great football players like Eden Hazard, Roberto Lewandowski and Neymar.

When I first signed for Newcastle, I was still a boy.

My dad's an old football player.

Bielsa knows everything about everything.

A return to the Eredivisie would be nice, but only if it's Ajax. I don't want to play for another team.

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

I have always been in love with football. As a child, I started playing football.