Joao Cancelo

“There are three, four, five clubs that stand for themselves - and FC Bayern is of course one of them.”

“I feel I can play in different positions now, not only right-back or left-back.”

“I would really like to be able to talk to my mother because there's always something missing. Even when I achieve something important, there's always this feeling there. It's as if I always have an emptiness in my heart because she is not physically there.”

“When I first came to Italy it was a radical change for me, as I was coming from Spain, where people favour technique more, while here in Italy the most important thing is the tactical element. At that time Luciano Spalletti helped me out a lot, especially when it came to the defensive side of my game.”

“Cristiano adds quality to any team he plays with.”

“I was lucky enough to play for only big teams.”

“I didn't watch a lot of Cafu, I was too young, so I don't remember much. But Daniel Alves, in my opinion, is the best full-back ever. I'm a huge fan of his work. I am a fan of what he does on the pitch but also the sense of freedom he plays. The joy with which he plays this sport and loves this sport. He's a role model for me.”

“I have learned how to become a more versatile player.”

“I always like to think positively, that's how I live my life in the best way possible.”

“Any player wants to feel important, wants to play and anyone who says otherwise is lying.”

“I come from a humble family.”

“I've improved myself as a player, in many ways, because I think that training with the best, automatically, you can't help but get better.”

“Technically I have always been good, tactically I improved a lot in Italy. It was a time of learning, I liked living in Turin and Milan.”

“Phil Foden is going to be one of the best players in the world, if not the best.”

“I grew up watching Ronaldinho's Barcelona. He's my idol.”

“I try to do what the manager says the best way I can.”

“I'm very confident in my qualities as a player, so both my skills and my mentality has helped me made the step up on my game.”

“The values they instilled in me, both my mother and my father, are humility, love, dedication and commitment - values I took from them in childhood.”

“Benfica is in my heart but I'm a City player.”

“I know I will make mistakes.”