If you are not playing in your position in a league as competitive as England then it is difficult.

In Lithuania they had racially abused me, in Poland they hadn't paid me, and I thought: 'I don't need this.' I said to my family: 'I'm not playing football again.'

I want to take advantage of every year I have at Barcelona. I don't see any other place where I'd be better off.

In a year with him I played in my position two or three times and I played well. But that's not to say that I had a problem with Pochettino. It was his decision.

I suffered racial abuse in Lithuania, and in two games the fans were making monkey noises and throwing coins at me.

My first game with Pochettino I played in my position. But after that I played in every single position but mine.

One minute I was with Tottenham, the next came a proposal from China. I took a step back to think about it and decided it was the right time to move.

I had no problem with Pochettino.

I've always been this kind of player: since youth level I've been a midfielder who can arrive and finish.

You are told before coming to Europe that big teams here quite often rotate players. I respect this culture but it is instinctive for me to get annoyed if I don't play every game.

Football can change very fast.

I promise hard work and I will do everything to help my team mates.

I've played football my entire life, all over the world, and the one thing I've learned is that the important thing is to enjoy your work.

I'm certain I can fit in at Barca and prove that all the effort they made to get me here was worth it.

Lampard is a great player, not only for Chelsea, but in world football.

It really is one of my qualities, moving into different areas of the field, picking up opponents as well as helping to attack.

When the transfer window opens, every player can leave his club and find another challenge.

I have always fought to play for great clubs and to play for the Brazilian national team.

A lot of people felt it was difficult for me to come to Barca because I was playing in China. Nevertheless, I have achieved my dream and I am enjoying each day.

For a footballer, not playing is like a fish not being in the water.

You have to go to sleep at night staring at the wall, thinking, 'Damn, I can't wait for it to be morning so I can have the ball at my feet again!' You can only play your best football in these conditions.

I left Brazil at 17 years old in order to give my family a better life, but when I returned home two years later, I was completely disillusioned with football.

Ever since I was five years old, running around the streets of Zona Norte with a football, my mother has been by my side in every situation.

When I was a kid, I used to love playing football so much that I genuinely wouldn't be able to fall asleep at night.

Whatever the circumstances, playing alongside the best in the world is something I can tell my kids about.

Football without critics wouldn't be football.

The only way I can show the doubters is on the field. Not for them, but for my team-mates, who are with me every day. We work to get good results.

I know Barca have their own style and DNA but I think I can play here.

A good financial proposal doesn't mean you'll get to do a lot of things. There are times when you have to think about your career.

Coutinho is a great player, he will help Barcelona to reach their goals.

If I had left football I would not have had anything.

My first steps in football came thanks to my big brother who taught me the game.

At Tottenham, I enjoyed the first year but the second was tough.

At Corinthians, I had the pleasure to play with Ronaldo who also taught me a lot.

I don't play for the critics, I play for my team-mates.

People always talk and always will - 'He's good now because he's at Barca,' 'He was only good then because he was in China,' blah, blah, blah. When I was at Bragantino and I went to Corinthians it was the same; it was the same at Tottenham and in China. I've had that since the beginning.

In 2011, when I was in Corinthians, I received an offer from Russia that offered me to win 10 times more than in Brazil and I answered: 'What I can do with five, I can do with two.'

A player can make money at any team he goes to. The important thing for me is to be happy with the decision that I am making.

Money for me never came first.

I've had the opportunity to play with Neymar on the national team. Now I'm playing alongside Messi. He's a different player, but he's the best player in the world.

When someone is playing alongside the best player in the world, you just have to do what you need to do to make him the best and ensure that the ball gets to him as quickly and as often as possible.

Messi has helped me a lot.

You have to face challenges with courage.

In England, I have acquired more tactical knowledge and improved the speed of my decision making.

Barca are Barca and I don't think you can say no to them. To play here is to realise a dream.

I was getting ready to take a free-kick in a game between Brazil and Argentina. Suddenly, I saw Messi behind me getting closer bit by bit, and he says 'are we going to Barcelona or not?' I said, 'if you want to bring me there, you can. I'll go.'

I hope to build a beautiful story here with Spurs like I did with Corinthians.

It's a great pleasure to be linked to such a great club like Tottenham.

I feel I am ready to experience football at the highest level in Europe and the opportunity to play in England is a dream.

Playing alongside Messi is special for me. He's a player I always wanted to play with. I have played against him with Brazil, but to play alongside him is a privilege.