Player Negotiation Quotes

I spoke with Van Gaal, and he said that I only had a one per cent chance of playing in my position, so I headed to Bayer.

A lot of teams - they want a point guard and I am bouncing around, why not put me in those talks and try to get me?

What is the definition of the 'between player'? I have never heard of it, and I have been around for quite a few years.

Who wants to lose or sell a player? Nobody does.

PSG would have been an excellent choice. They did everything to get me.

Salary arbitration is probably in place - was put in place then and probably is in place now - because I supported it.

Shakhtar specifically are proud when traditional clubs from Europe come knocking, and I knew it would be quite hard to convince them to let me join City. Listen, I am absolutely thankful for the opportunity they gave me, but I also think I worked my socks off for that club, and it was time to look after my career.

Inter made an offer for me, but then their interest went cold.

I am not a person who is going to convince players to stay or not stay.

It's quite confusing and odd when a footballer, instead of playing, is interested in bringing in players who are his friends.

The tough part is when someone asks you to take a pay cut. I don't think that makes sense for a lot of players.

The new CBA is hurting the league. It's hurting quarterback play.

At the last minute, from what I can gather, either Emmanuel Adebayor or his agent phoned us after they had agreed a deal with City and then did the same with Chelsea. He was desperate to get to either Chelsea or us.

All I've seen agents do is talk players into having bad senior seasons because they're trying to keep themselves from getting injured.