Nagpur to Kanyakumari and Kashmir, future Olympic medallists can come from anywhere. It is the passion that drives you, not the city, provided you get enough facilities.
The wrong team wanted me, by the way - of course United. I spoke with Van Gaal, and they even made an offer, but for me, it was not the right club and not the right moment.
When it became clear that I couldn't stay at Bayern I thought about going to play in Spain or Italy. Fiorentina came forward, they were looking for a striker, and everything happened very quickly.
When I was approached by Arsenal in 2005, my world changed forever.
Signing for Leicester, they gave me a great platform to go and play for England as well.
There was an option to sign for Barcelona and other teams before I moved to Madrid.
Many clubs wanted to know when I was leaving Inter, and Liverpool was one of those clubs, so people were surprised I chose Galatasaray.
Quite a few teams wanted me when I put it out there I wanted to go on loan. I thought Swansea was the best option for me.
I was really close to joining Barcelona, but in the end, it wasn't to be.
I would have been happy to play in Holland for a big club, but I can see the point of selling me to an English club. It's very simple: Dutch clubs are not going to spend £16m on a player like me.
If you play well at club level, then, you deserve an invitation for the national team. That's the way it goes.
With Arsenal there was an interest but not a big as other clubs. That is why I didn't go to Arsenal and went to Chelsea.
