Beginning Quote by Harry Redknapp

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

— Arjen Robben

I went to West Ham in order to play against Arsenal as often as possible.

— Freddie Ljungberg

I was enjoying life at West Ham; I really was. I wanted to do the whole five years there, become a favourite with the…

— Craig Bellamy

I just came to West Ham to play football, the rest is not for me to say.

— Carlos Tevez

I have only been here since 1996 but between 1966 and 1996 England had thirty years without foreign players and didn't win any more…

— Arsene Wenger

I had a year out playing local football before I went to Charlton at 12. West Ham was the club I supported so it…

— Jonjo Shelvey

I have never wanted to go abroad before but you can never say never in football.

— Alan Shearer

I have played at Liverpool, a special club, grown as a player and won titles.

— Xabi Alonso

While I could still play in the Premier League, I really did not want to go abroad. I was not thinking about winding down…

— Gareth Barry

When I left Liverpool, I could have stayed in England but that would have meant joining clubs that didn't play football - just a…

— Ryan Babel

I was at Arsenal but I didn't like the manager of the under-10s at the time so I went to West Ham where my…

— Jonjo Shelvey

I started out in Scotland, not as a footballer of any note, and I didn't play to draw the attention of people abroad.

— Walter Smith