Granit Xhaka Quotes

The Premier League has the power to spend more money on players than the Bundesliga. This is very, very important for players.

Most of our players come from the Championship; Chelsea can get more or less anyone from around the world. Some clubs in this division have owners who say it doesn't matter what they spend. I don't know what happened to Financial Fair Play but it didn't exactly level the playing field.

I kept an interested eye on the transfer window in England, which opened and closed last month, and the lack of frantic activity just goes to show the current financial state of the game right now.

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.

In the Premier League, the money is a problem, but I don't really know how to control it.

When you look at the vast amounts of money in the Premier League - and some extent the Championship - people think all footballers get paid a lot. But there's a different side. In League Two, it's dog-eat-dog. You must work for your money by getting results.

I hope I'm lucky enough to be at Arsenal for a long time.

We know the English market is quite high and I think that sometimes puts clubs off. I think there is a lot of hype around the Premier League.

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

I just thought Spurs were a challenge that I had to take on.

Juventus can afford to spend a great deal of money for new players. But Napoli can always respond by playing magnificently.

Alisson arrives at Liverpool with much more experience than De Gea had when he first went to United so I don't think there will be anyone out there who doesn't feel Alisson shouldn't be here.

One of the biggest misconceptions is that players care about transfer fees. For a player, they do not care at all. They do not care if they move clubs for one million, 10 million, or 100 million Euros. That is just something a player leaves to his agent and the clubs.

You want all the money inside football. We do not have a bottomless pit of money. There are constraints. That's why some deals I have said no to because of the finances of them.

I know that a lot of German clubs are unhappy with the Premier League clubs' spending, but I think it is something good for all clubs in the end.

Pellegrini was the biggest factor for me to be joining West Ham.

Sure, Mourinho was obviously crucial for my move to Chelsea.

I think the way City spends, I would say it's a lot of money. But they spend it in a responsible way. They attract good players, young players and they cost a lot of money.

It's difficult in the Premier League.

I remember at Man City when you saw people like Andy Cole walk through the door, you start thinking: 'We can get into Europe.'

You can only go so far in the Premier League before you have to spend.

You cannot bring in two or three top-class players if you don't have the money. You have to sell.

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

When I saw there was interest from West Ham I wanted to become a part of what they are building here.

But what club wouldn't welcome the chance to strengthen their side, what club would turn down the resources Chelsea have?