Hard Quote by Aymeric Laporte

During that year with Madrid, I learned many things; I matured a lot. It was a difficult year because many non-sporting things were happening.

— Saul Niguez

I'm here now playing for Chelsea. I chose to leave my home at Athletic Bilbao, and it was an important step in my career.

— Kepa Arrizabalaga

I went to Spain with my brother when I was about 17. We stayed near Barcelona and it was terrible. There were floods and…

— Nasser Hussain

Playing for Barcelona's academy was a very important time for me and my career, as I learned a great deal here.

— Mauro Icardi

I knew in advance I was coming to maybe the biggest club in the world, so I knew it wasn't going to be easy…

— Ander Herrera

At 14 I went to Stuttgart academy and it was a big dream. But I felt lonely. It also got hard later. At 18…

— Joshua Kimmich

I was at Arsenal as an 11-year-old. I really enjoyed it but I was at school and my dad used to drive me there…

— Mark Noble

For a kid that just played for Oviedo, to then going to play for a team like Real Madrid, it felt fantastic. But being…

— Juan Mata

I went abroad when I was 20, three years at Chelsea, a big club. Then two years at Madrid.

— Arjen Robben

When I moved from Independiente to Atletico Madrid, I was only 18, and I found it hard to adapt. But what surprised me most…

— Sergio Aguero

There was a time in my life when I was travelling to football grounds five days a week. Combined with TV work and the…

— Jimmy Hill

I was very young, but I just remember going to school every day in England, which I didn't enjoy. Every day, as soon as…

— Christian Pulisic