Everybody had heard the rumours that Real wanted to sign James Rodriguez after the World Cup, and I knew that they were going to sell me to make room for him.
— Angel Di Maria
When I am an old man, I will tell my grandchildren bedtime stories about when I won the Champions League, hopefully when I won the World Cup, but most of all, I will tell them that their grandfather used to play with Lionel Messi.
I hope we can put Manchester United back where they deserve to be.
What I love the most is playing with Argentina.
There were a lot of clubs interested in me, but United is the only club that I would have left Real Madrid for.
I honestly think I would swap all that I have won in my career to win something with the Argentine national team.
I have a lot of very happy memories of the Olympic Games, and the final against Nigeria and the goal mean an awful lot to me.
You never know: there is a lot of movement in football. You can never predict where you're going to play.
I love playing, helping the team, and not talking with the press.
I have never had problems with the fans.
It was always a dream and goal of mine to try out in English football.
Thanks to God, I was able to come to PSG and be myself again.
I know that nobody will be satisfied with anything less than coming home with the World Cup.
Messi is the best in the world - there is no question about that.
I never said I wanted to leave Real Madrid. I never wanted that, but you have to move when they don't want you.
I think I won everything I wanted with Real: La Liga, the Champions League, and the Copa Del Rey.
Winning the Champions League was the best thing that has happened to me at a club, the best thing that happened to me in my life.
Life in England was a bit difficult. It is not easy for a South American. Some people get on fine, and for others, it is harder to adapt.
I don't have regrets about leaving Real Madrid.
PSG - I think they had a money problem and they couldn't buy players. This is the main reason I didn't go there.
Maybe the press in Spain do not like me because I do not give interviews.
I've won an Olympic title and an U-20 World Cup, but it'd be really special to round things off with a Copa title with the seniors.
Now, I don't sweat the small stuff, just the things that really matter.
The problem is that when Argentina doesn't play well - and the same is true of Barcelona - the press think it is easy to blame Messi. We have seen time and time again that he wins games on his own when the team is not performing - but the media expect him to always be the hero.
Blanc called me when he was in the United States and I was still on holiday. He said he was very happy to recruit me, that he had wanted me for several seasons. Obviously, this gave me an added incentive to sign for PSG.
To be able to earn what Cristiano earns, I would have had to have been the best player at the World Cup or won the Ballon d'Or.
My relationship with Madrid is finished because my cycle there ended.
I think there can be nothing more special than winning something with the shirt of your national team.
That desire to win is something that's drummed into you at an early age in my country. In Argentina, you grow up watching great teams and important victories.
There were a lot of clubs interested in me - a lot, really. But Manchester United appeared and didn't go away. They absolutely wanted me, and it happened.
It's up to the manager where and how every player should play, but I think every player should be comfortable in that position.
I always need to clear up what I do. With everyone else, there is no problem, but with me, all hell is raised up.
I really wanted to play in the Premier League, which I'd been watching since I was a youngster every Saturday or Sunday before I'd go and play for Rosario Central.
It is difficult to adapt to Van Gaal. I had a couple of rows with him.
