When I moved from Independiente to Atletico Madrid, I was only 18, and I found it hard to adapt. But what surprised me most about moving to England was how fast the game was. I like it, but it is so quick.
I was at Arsenal as an 11-year-old. I really enjoyed it but I was at school and my dad used to drive me there after work. Sometimes we were in traffic for two hours. They wanted to keep me but I wasn't getting home until nearly 11 P. M. I loved it there but it wasn't right, so I came to West Ham and haven't looked back.
It's difficult to understand someone leaving Barca, with the best players in the world.
If one day I leave Arsenal, I will never sign for another English team. Quite sure.
For any footballer who plays for Real Madrid in the modern era, the prospect of leaving the club must feel like a step down no matter where they go - but it does not have to be like that.
When you've played at Manchester United, it's hard to go anywhere else.
If I was a normal player at West Ham and wanted to join a Chinese club, nobody would have said anything. But since I was a leader at West Ham and thought about that offer, I was suddenly a bad man.
After my debut as a pro for Groningen, I was at Eindhoven for two years.
Leaving Manchester United? That was not complicated.
When I left Arsenal I never said I didn't like England. I was very young and my problems were all in my head.
I'm very happy to have been a one-club man, but I wouldn't shoot down guys who have gone off and played in multiple clubs either because, essentially, it is an earning that people are after.
Leaving a club like Real and coming to as big a club as Manchester United makes you grow as a player and helps you progress in your career.
Milan, I was surrounded by great players; it wasn't the same at City.
There is no denying that the English league is perfect for me, but there are nice clubs elsewhere, too.
When I left Carlisle United for the first time at the age of 16 in 2000, I hated football.
When you have played for Manchester United, it is difficult to go elsewhere.
