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

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

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.'

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

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

You have to face challenges with courage.

Messi has helped me a lot.

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.

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.

Money for me never came first.

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.

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.'

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

Football without critics wouldn't be football.

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