People can say the money doesn't really matter but it does show you how much a club respects you.

The regular things in my life now - training sessions and playing matches - will all fall away. That will leave a big empty space and it will need to be filled.

Behind every kick of the ball there has to be a thought.

I've never seen myself as a manager. As a manager, you have to put all your time into the job, and that would be difficult for me.

I really like Arsenal. But you, do you like Arsenal? Or just Arsenal with Trophies?

A lot of people say you always come back to what you are good at. Football has been 25 years of my life, so maybe I'll come back to it in some sort of way.

Other clubs never came into my thoughts once I knew Arsenal wanted to sign me.