In Italy... people think that they can win matches with only systems. I say this is impossible because, otherwise, there wouldn't be players that cost 100 million euros and others who cost 1 million.
I don't want to give up multiple draft picks for a rental player who is going to be our ninth man.
Now astronomical wages are making it very difficult to take somebody who might not even have a transfer fee attached to them, because of the net value that they want and the net value that they're worth.
The City project is much more than about signing a single player with a strong name, that would eventually cost a lot more.
Every team has to understand what their ambitions are. If their ambitions are to fight for the title or win the Champions League, you must buy expensive players. Otherwise, you continue to stay in your level. It's simple.
Ajax always bring through young players from their academy - we can't pay €20m for a player, so we make sure we develop those players and give them the opportunity to play.
To be realistic, the big Dutch clubs cannot afford me. That's not because of my wages; it's the transfer fee.
I have become a bargain - where do you find a player who scores 28 goals in Serie A and costs €28m? Nowhere, right?
I think the way City spends, I would say it's a lot of money. But they spend it in a responsible way. They attract good players, young players and they cost a lot of money.
£25million or £30m or £20m - whether you are expensive or not, players are just players.
We spent a lot of money on some players.
There can be very cheap players that play very well, and maybe, expensive players, they don't do so well.
For you to even enquire about one player, he is expensive. You go to buy a right-back, a left-back, or a central defender, and he is expensive.
In the salary-cap-free world of MLB, you get what you pay for... but only if you pay the most.
If the player performs well and helps us to achieve our goals, nobody will speak about the price of the player.
