There will always be someone who can pay more than BVB. But Dortmund have made a lot of progress during my time here.
Today's top players only want to play in London or for Manchester United. That's what happened when I tried to sign Alan Shearer and he went to Blackburn.
I have become a bargain - where do you find a player who scores 28 goals in Serie A and costs €28m? Nowhere, right?
I remember the day when they sold Brian Deane and Jan Aage Fjortoft. It was like when President Kennedy got shot.
£25million or £30m or £20m - whether you are expensive or not, players are just players.
Football is a worldwide business consortium and to satisfy that best you need to find the best players.
When you have good players in your squad that means other clubs are looking to them as well. For me, it is a normal situation in football.
I don't think there's any question that the UFL or any other league that wants to challenge the NFL can have an impact. The demand for professional football is off the charts.
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.
Ask anyone in the game: if you want a player from France or a French player, 99 per cent of the time, you will have to deal with Willie McKay or someone like him. If you want to get the job done, then you need the Willie McKays of this world.
