Hakim Ziyech

“I didn't choose to play for Morocco for money I made that choice from my heart.”

“The attacking play was for me a big decision to come to Chelsea.”

“Of course I will donate all my World Cup earnings to poor people in need of it.”

“Sometimes you have to be smart and let the body relax.”

“I was able to be myself in Amsterdam, as a footballer I have also become much more complete.”

“I also admire La Liga, but the Premier League is definitely the most intense.”

“When you are a young guy you always want to play for a big club, in the Premier League of course.”

“I know what I can do and I always trust in myself.”

“You don't always get what you deserve; you have to take that as a lesson and I did.”

“I don't like to take the easiest way, because you're not challenging yourself when you do.”

“It is a position where I love to play, without the ball having your responsibility but with the ball being free and trying to find space and trying to play football. That is what I like the most.”

“Mum had to raise nine kids - and some of us were not the easiest kids to look after.”

“I have a certain antenna with which I can filter exactly who is real and who is fake in one conversation. Who pretends and who is pure. That is very important to me. Just be normal.”

“Many fake figures are walking around football fields, so I trust few people. It's a big puppet show and it's getting worse. The puppet show also depends on something like social media.”

“I always believe in myself. I just keep pushing.”

“You know, I'm not really into club love, never have been. Kissing the club logo, I don't do that kind of thing.”

“My mum has not had an easy life. She was only 18 years old when she came to Holland.”

“I'm not afraid to have my opinion; I always speak from my heart and what I am feeling, I am just saying.”

“To challenge yourself with better players around you. That's a good thing for every player.”

“Now I know always that the game is not over until the referee whistles.”