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" If I ever leave, it'll be after winning a championship. You need to go out on a high so that people remember you for the right reasons. "

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" When I was small, I was the same as everyone else. I used to play in a small council estate nearby. But it's really my family who taught me. I started watching my dad play from the age of two. I wanted to be like him. "

" The more you play against teams and defenders, the more you get to know them. You know if they are more nervous; you know, on the pitch, people are different. I try to adapt to their character. "

" 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. "

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" It is hard to say no to PSG - as with all teams capable of winning the Champions League, There is always uncertainty in football. "

" Out of all the clubs who were interested, I got the feeling that, deep down, Chelsea showed that they really wanted me. There were lots of reasons I came to Chelsea. They showed a real desire to get me to come here. I didn't have to think about it too much. "

" 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. "

" I have always been small, so defenders have always been taller and tougher than me. So that's difficult for me; they foul me sometimes, but there you are - that's what the rules of the game are for. "

" 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. "

" I knew that Chelsea was a club that changed its manager reasonably often. "

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

" 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. "

" I don't need to speak about N'Golo; everyone knows about him. He's everywhere. I think, sometimes when I'm on the pitch, I see him twice. One on the left, one on the right. I think I'm playing with twins! "

" It never became an obsession for me to score at all costs. I've always said that I'm not a big scorer, I'm a worker. "

" I played without fear. I've done that since I first kicked a ball in my back garden as a five-year-old, whether it's been my first game, my 100th game, or my 500th game. "

" I have always been the same player, but Conte knows how to treat players, having played at the highest level himself. "

" 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. "

" I am happy with my form; I just need to score a couple of goals. I want the ball. I want to create something. "

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