Nathan Ake

“Manchester City have been the best side in England over the course of the last decade. Coming here is a dream for me. This is a top side full of world-class players. Everywhere you look in this squad there are big names with international pedigree.”

“I love Bournemouth. The place where we live is amazing. It's so chilled and nice, and also the club itself is a family club. Especially as a young player to come here, it's a perfect fit.”

“But I think you always feel it doesn't matter how much people talk you up or down; you always feel what you've done yourself.”

“When I came over, there was a lot of criticism that I was too young to go to England. I just wanted to take that experience and be a better player.”

“But then when you are on the training pitch and you give a pass away or something it affects you more and your head starts to go. It doesn't happen a lot but it does happen.”

“Everyone could always see Frank Lampard would become a head coach. The way he was as a player, always trying to help people and on everyone's case. I'm very happy for Chelsea.”

“That was one of the toughest things for me, mentally. I was quite broken. Everything was going great, I played a few games, I was Young Player of the Year and then I was in the reserves again.”

“I was never really a dog guy, we never had dogs in the house when I was young. But my missus did so we got this dog and I always thought, 'how can you love dogs?' But when I got one, it's one of the best things.”

“I don't like to look too far ahead normally, I see it season-by-season or game-by-game.”

“I even got game time in some Europa League matches, some other Premier League matches and managed to make a start in an FA Cup match as well.”

“When I was playing with ADO Den Hag in the youth teams at that time I was quite strong because I was used to older people.”

“With Jose Mourinho and Rafael Benitez I played in midfield, so at that time I thought that was my position.”

“It used to tear me up when we lost games, it stayed in me for weeks. I was a bad loser at everything. When we used to play board games, I had fights with my family and I had to go to my room.”

“I don't drink and I never have. A lot of people ask me why. But imagine if something goes wrong... I just want to make sure I've got nothing to blame, like: 'I should have done this, I should have done that.' I just want to focus on what I do on the pitch.”