I'd never thought of going to Japan, but the J-League came to me, and I could see that they wanted me to be part of the project. In the beginning, they said, 'We have two or three teams for you, although we cannot say which ones at the moment, but we want you as a player, as everything.'

There were great players at United, and I just didn't have the chance to play, which was fair. It was difficult getting into the team, that's all.

Winning the Europa League with Atletico Madrid and then reaching a semi-final of the World Cup is great.

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