Player Transfer Quotes

It is very difficult in the transfer market for the teams that need to improve their squads.

At clubs like Liverpool, great players come and go.

I believe Philippe Coutinho is a player who would totally fit in Barcelona.

You can only advise young players to make the step to Liverpool.

From the moment I first spoke with him, I knew that I wanted to join Liverpool. I fell for Klopp - hook, line, and sinker.

I really did not think much about the size of the transfer fee when I left Barcelona because it was all down to market forces, not me.

Liverpool are a massive club with a big history that has won many trophies over the years, and as soon as I was told of the possibility to come here, and I knew the manager wanted me, I said yes.

I played a trial game for Reading against Brentford. Then the coach told me that they couldn't afford to take me on. So I went to see Brentford. I couldn't believe it when they signed me - they were in the league above Reading.

Just because a club says a player is not for sale, it doesn't necessarily mean that.

Loyalty? There's no loyalty in football.

When I came to PSV, I signed when Eric Gerets was coach there.

As soon as I knew Liverpool were interested in me, I knew I wanted to come here. It was everything about the club, the history and these players.

It's tough, as Chelsea's a very special place for me, and I've always had a great relationship with the fans, but it became very obvious that I was not in the manager's plans. I have achieved great things there, but I just needed to play football, and that's why I got the move to Fenerbahce.

A move to England? I understand why a lot of players are moving there. It's one of the best leagues in the world. But the same goes for the Bundesliga.

I know the questions will be around the money, the amount Chelsea had to spend to bring him here but that's the reality of modern football. Big teams only want big players, big players are in big clubs, big clubs want to keep their big players.

There will always be someone who can pay more than BVB. But Dortmund have made a lot of progress during my time here.

Neymar will not return to Barcelona. It was a very difficult situation for him there.

Arsenal plays very well, which fits my style. That's why I moved here.

Andre Villas-Boas wasn't the ideal coach for me. He bought Gylfi Sigurdsson and then told me he would be his new No.10.

The transfer deadline can be a distraction if you allow it to be.

Figo was my hero. Then he joined Madrid. Barca fans hated him for that. It was impossible for him to be a hero any more, but now that I'm a professional, I see things differently.

There is no club in Europe that wouldn't want Van Persie at centre-forward.

Sir John Hall was a multi-millionaire when I came back to Newcastle. With all the players I've bought, I'm trying to make him just an ordinary millionaire.

I had long conversations with Wenger before I joined Real, and that's how I got to know about Arsenal and the way that they like to sign talented players who can move the ball well.

At City I went back there on the basis of playing for manager Mark Hughes.