Dejan Lovren Quotes

A move away from Arsenal did not fall through because I had no offers to move.

There is some right old rubbish talked about Gareth Bale's time with me at Tottenham. Was I ever going to sell Bale? No. Was I going to loan him? No.

When a striker does well it is normal that he is courted by other teams.

In the world of football, it is normal that rumours come from the media. It is something that I'm used to.

This is football, things can change very fast. Let's be clear about it though: I will not be used as change to facilitate someone else's transfer.

It is nice to see your name linked to some teams, but I am a Hull City player and as far as I'm aware it is just rumours.

I never said I wanted to move to Real Madrid. If I did, I would have said so publicly.

When I avoided interviews, it was mainly because I didn't want to speak only about my personal life.

There are so many odd things that happened that are centered around Britney Spears it's kind of amazing. There's just so many cultural moments centered around her existence and nothing else.

My tortured life - with its extremes and conflicts - might have been difficult for me to deal with, but the press couldn't get enough of it. I was in the papers every day, 'the enfant terrible of the culinary world.'

Everybody had heard the rumours that Real wanted to sign James Rodriguez after the World Cup, and I knew that they were going to sell me to make room for him.

The only thing with press attention is that it can be very draining on our energy store.

I talked with Manuel Pellegrini before he left Malaga. I knew of his intention to take me with him to Manchester City. But I was unsure whether he would stick with the same keepers he had already.

Being star kids, there are certain expectations to live up to. There's a certain pressure from the public. And, if your film doesn't work, it's even worse.

Transfer speculation during the off-season does spur you on.

I was never close to signing for Manchester United, no.

I don't really think about the fact that a lot of people are watching 'DSDS' or about the way I should phrase my sentences.

There's one thing I've never seen in a paper. Jamie Carragher linked with this or that club.

The tabloids had a field day with 'Tipping The Velvet,' which was great for the viewing figures but not necessarily for the actors involved.

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

For 10 days after the Olympics, I couldn't go back to my house because people were sitting outside waiting to take my photo. That was a bit rubbish. At first I was open: 'Yeah, of course you can take a photo...' but after a while, it got to the point where I thought, 'Whoa, I don't like this attention anymore.'

Every top player is of interest to Arsenal - and Draxler is certainly one of those.

I have always been in the news for something or the other and sometimes I am not even a part of the event and yet my name is dragged.

When you sign a contract with a club like Barca, that's what you have to cope with. You have to show your face when you've lost games. I knew that when I came into the job.

A return to Juventus? I do not think that will happen.