Player Contract Quotes

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.

You cannot talk to a player who has a contract. It's not in my code.

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

When I look at our roster, I'm sure all of you have printed that I'm coming up on 35, and given my situation and my salary structure and all that, yeah, I have to wonder if this team is going to make moves and they haven't.

I won twenty-eight games in thirty-five and I couldn't believe my eyes when the Cards sent me a contract with a cut in salary. Mr Rickey said I deserved a cut because I didn't win thirty games.

This is the best club in the world with the best fans, so I'm very proud to be a Liverpool player for the next four years and hopefully even longer.

When I was at Liverpool, I asked about Van Dijk when he was at Groningen and then at Celtic. But I was told he wouldn't be for us at the time. Van Dijk could have jumped from Celtic to a Liverpool.

It's not very wise to keep a player who has just one year left on his contract and really wants to leave.

It's true, in the past there was interest from Barcelona, but I'd have been a ball boy there.

Well, everybody is trying to make this a money thing. If you send me to another team, let's see what I ask for. I won't ask for nothing. I'll play under the same terms. So it is not Gary wants more money. Gary has money. What else do I need?

All I can say is I am a footballer, and if a club like Milan are interested in me, then I cannot lie to you: I am happy, because it is Milan.

In Spain, players have an official price tag, just like shirts hanging in a shop do.

The Rockets paid a healthy price for Chris Paul.

What you don't want to do is to hang on to the aging superstar past his prime and take resources away you can otherwise use to build a better overall team.

Regarding my pay, my salary, that I don't 'earn a lot,' these are things that are a result of two years ago when I came to Inter. To me, it was a good contract for having arrived at Inter. I signed the contract with the excitement and desire to prove my worth and be an important player for Inter.

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

The ugliest player I ever signed was Kenny Burns.

Sunderland, West Ham and Orlando City wanted me but Villa wouldn't sell me, saying I was too vital in the dressing room.

When you are not playing much and you expect to play more, it is normal to think of the market. That's the modern game.

That's a great trade. I'd trade myself for Kevin Garnett.

As a player, you should look at the teams you might want to play for. The city you may want to live in. The system you may want to play in. The economy. The cost of living. Everything. It's about what's best for you.

A player cannot be part of the training camp experience as a rookie unless he is signed to a contract.

I always like to remember the year 2008, when we had an amazing offer from Chelsea for Franck Ribery. From that day on, the whole world of football knew nobody can buy a Bayern Munich player against the will of Bayern Munich.

I don't know why you would trade a stud pitcher.