As a professional football player, I have known perfectly well from the day I started playing that every day I have to fight for my place.

Player I would like to sign for Internazionale? It's easy, the strongest in Europe at the moment is Lionel Messi, so I would say him. Messi has amazing qualities, he is the best of all, number one. That is unquestiionable.

The mistake is to imagine that perfection is possible when the very idea is unthinkable.

I really did not think much about the size of the transfer fee when I left Barcelona because it was all down to market forces, not me.

To play for Barcelona, means to have an opportunity for a brilliant career. But to reach the top of it, you have to play for Real Madrid.

When I left Barcelona, staying in Spain was an important factor in my decision to join Madrid. I did not have to change country or learn a new language, adopt a different sort of lifestyle, and so on.

Regaining the Champions Cup is not going to be easy.