I knew that at the first chance, people were going to try and change my image or to try and make me pass for a mercenary. It made me laugh more than anything. It’s like saying that I would send my CV to Manchester United because Erik ten Hag is under pressure. I know that I’m stupid and that I’m not the smartest, but I’m not that stupid. The president has already told me the stories were doing his head in, we laughed about it because I’m very open about all this. There is interest, there always has been and if I wanted to go to England, I would have gone before now.
My phone hasn’t stopped ringing. You (the media) have come up with very, very nice stories, and I can’t deny the fact there was interest in me. I can confirm that. Just like the past, like this summer and these past few weeks. I find that rather flattering without being arrogant or pretentious.