In Holland and Spain and France, where so many of us come from, people aren't interested in the sex lives of their players. We don't hear these stories - even in Italy where the media is right on top of football.

My aim is to play as many games as possible and to go out and be one of the 11 players again.

So I took it as a very positive sign that the club came to me rather than the other way round.

I love playing football, being out on the pitch with a ball, and I will be a little sad when that ends.

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

My goals in Holland were known as 'stiffies', which means something quite different in England of course.

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.