Per Mertesacker Quotes

I think United is the best club for my style of play, and I am sure about my decision.

It's Chelsea and you will always have competition for places here.

One thing I know in baseball is you should never be comfortable where you are. It doesn't matter who you are. It's a business. If I got traded tomorrow, no hard feelings; it's a business.

Players suffer coaching changes all the time; it's life in the NFL.

It's true that at Malaga, I played every game as a starter, but here at Madrid, they give nothing away.

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 Palace, I feel like a first-team player, and I have got the opportunity to play every week.

England is of course a great country to play in, and I'll always be open for a return. But it has to be a club I feel good about.

A player's mind, body and soul have to be right to get the best out of them, and if a player no longer wants to be at a club then the club should try and get the best deal they can and let the player move on.

I left Barcelona because I believed it was very difficult to have minutes in the first team, as there are very good players.

I want the good players of other clubs to stay in the Bundesliga.

Every game, I have to make the best decision. I repeat: my players must be happy to stay in Chelsea and to play for Chelsea and to play for our fans. They must be happy if they start the game or if they stay on the bench and come on.

At a massive club like Liverpool, people will come and go. It is our job to keep the wheels moving and momentum going.

Clearly, any player would want to go to Real Madrid, but I think if there wouldn't be all the space that one needs there, then it wouldn't be the best move.

It was amazing to have Mourinho call me, even though I'd been warned before how he would appeal to me. I listened to his arguments about why I should move to United. But at that time I was hesitant between staying at Leicester or leaving for Chelsea.

I chose Chelsea because I spoke with the manager here and when I did that, I felt the capacity of the manager and that is why I made my decision. And of course I like Premier League football and that is why I decided to stay in the Premier League.

It takes time to adapt to become an Arsenal player.

My future doesn't lie in the hands of Neil Warnock, it's in the hands of Robert Snodgrass.

The 49ers drafted me assuming I wanted to play more than one year. At the time, I did, too. Things changed. They didn't deserve to be undercut. And I didn't want that to happen.

I experienced life in a struggling team at Eintracht Frankfurt, but I was still young then and didn't understand what it meant to be relegated.

Yes, it's possible that I will end my career at FC Porto.

In the U.S. system, too often the best player on an under-17 team will be treated like a 'star' - not having to work for the ball, being the focus of the offense at all times, etc. - at a time when they should be having to fight tooth and nail for their spot.

I made a conscious decision to join Bayern because of the presence of Guardiola.

I think sometimes managers like to buy players because they're more experienced from abroad or when they've got players under their nose that will give everything to the club they've been brought up with.

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