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" I spoke with Abramovich. He is very simple and loves football. We were on the same wavelength: he wants to confirm Chelsea's position at the top. "

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" I love cooking. There is nothing I like better than going home and cooking my family a nice meal. Anything with pasta! Pasta with butter! I have a good repertoire, and I can do quite a few different dishes. Sometimes they work out and sometimes not. "

" At 21, Real Madrid or Barcelona would have been more difficult for me. If I play well enough at Chelsea, I could win my place in the starting team, and my priority is to play. "

" It's true that I'm even better than I could have imagined, both in football and in my private life! "

" I've always been clear - I feel good at Chelsea. Every week, I repeat the same on PSG. It's a big team but an inferior league. I don't want to return to France, because I've won everything over there - the league title, cup, best player, best young player. "

" These days, I'm always trying to have lots of touches, to be involved, and to play my football for 90 minutes. "

" The Champions League is the one thing missing from my career. When I look at the history of the competition and the people that have taken part, the top, top players have all won it. For many, it is why they have been regarded as top players. "

" The FA Cup for all the fans does mean something special. "

" When I get the ball with my back to goal, I like to be in touching contact. I need to feel the guy. He will try to take the ball, and I will go past him. "

" I always liked No. 10 because I loved Zidane. He was my role model. I always wanted to play like him. "

" The FA Cup is something we want to win, but when you play for Chelsea, it is not something you think about a lot because you want to win every game. "

" Any strengthening of the squad, in a League and Champions League which demands so much, is a good thing because you need many top quality players. "

" I try to play like I did when I was a young boy playing in my garden. Sometimes it's good, sometimes it's not so good, but I try to always make sure I give my best to help the team, even if I am not having the best game myself. "

" I like it when I am in the middle; I am closer to the ball. The manager wants me to pass, to make assists, create chances, and I do more because I think the position is more central, and I don't ask all the time for the ball at my feet. "

" I watched videos of great players. I was inspired by what they did, then I used to try things out in training. "

" I ask myself what I can do to become like Messi and Ronaldo and score 50 or 60 goals in a season. "

" It's true that Tottenham tempted me because it was a young team which was third in the league. "

" You want to win the games, to win trophies. "

" I play on the left hand side, and I try to do the best I can. "

" I'm not a top-five player yet. Maybe I'm close to it, but I still have to work on some aspects. You can only be part of that group if you are decisive in the top games. "

" I'm not saying I like to be kicked, but it's good for me to feel I am in the game. Definitely. A motivation. "

" I've had more ups than downs in my career. All you can do is keep working. You still have to take enjoyment out of what you're doing, and things will turn, and my smile has always been there. In good moments and bad. "

" Jose Mourinho and I get along well. I've lots of respect for him. He gives me a lot of confidence. After a bad game, he dares to say, 'We have played with 10 today,' but that's it. At moments like that, he leaves me alone. "

" I can still take the hits; it's not a problem for me. I accept the blows. I can take the punches like a boxer. "

" For a young player like me, it is good to play for a club that can get to the semi-finals because one of the reasons I play football is for these big games. "

" The Belgian fans expect a lot of me in the Belgium team. It is normal - they don't forget that I cost Euros 40m. I totally understand. "

" Weight training and working on being explosive helped me gain a few yards of pace. Even when I was small, I was stocky. Even if people pushed me, I managed to stay on my feet. "

" I have always thought if there is a game, and there have been a lot of fouls on me, then I have been playing well for the team, so that means we're having a good match. You can win a free-kick when there's a foul, and that's a chance to score a goal. "

" I am at one of the best clubs in the world and in the best league. And in my private life, everything is also going very well. At 25, I feel in the right place. "

" We are professionals. We know when we're playing badly, so if you have a poor game, you work in training to put things right so form comes back. "

" With Lille, we could have gone to the South of France, and people wouldn't have recognised us. But at Chelsea, the players are at another level. Everything has changed - the language, the country - but it is up to me to adapt. "