Admire Quote by Emre Can

I know Schweinsteiger very well, and I used to play with him. He's a very good guy and a legend.

— Emre Can

I would be absolutely delighted if I were to have a career similar to that of Schweinsteiger, both at club and international level. We…

— Ilkay Gundogan

Schweinsteiger has got class, he's won the World Cup, he's won everything in the game and he's got experience and that's massive, especially at…

— Phil Jones

Schalke are my club. I used to stand on the terraces as a fan, and I've realised my dream of making it as a…

— Manuel Neuer

Obviously Schweinsteiger is a great role model for me.

— Joshua Kimmich

You rarely come across the complete footballer, but Scholes is as close to it as you can get. One of my regrets is that…

— Zinedine Zidane

I chose Schalke for a couple of reasons. I wanted to go back home, to be close to my little boy, and it's a…

— Kevin-Prince Boateng

We won’t ever see another one like Paul Scholes. He is a legend and a real benchmark. He is not interested in the modern-day…

— Darren Fletcher

Scholesy is one of my favourite players of all time. He was a great professional who had everything and I used to love playing…

— Paul Gascoigne

For me, Mertesacker is a zonal defender and Koscielny is a man-to-man marker. They got to know each other's game because they played with…

— Tony Adams

Schalke has shaped my life, and its influence will stay with me forever. I will think positively about this club all my life.

— Joel Matip

Michael Ballack was a very, very big player, he also played for Leverkusen and Bayern Munich. He was also the hero of course when…

— Kai Havertz