But what club wouldn't welcome the chance to strengthen their side, what club would turn down the resources Chelsea have?

People had said to me New York is kind of cutthroat and people walk past you on the street. I find it the opposite. I find that people want to talk.

Footballers do get a hard time, and there is a lot of generalization going on. When you get to meet players and know them as lads, it's always a bit different.

Goals never come easy. No one gives you goals.

I think as far as kids go, you just have to work hard. Work on your skills, keep focused.

I'm not silly. I understand that, with age and at different parts of your career, you have different challenges.

There's so many kids out there and it's such a cut-throat world. I've seen a lot of my mates, you know, who are better players than me at a certain age, and they're not in football now.