Quotes from Thiago Alcantara

I don't regret the move to Bayern. It's a very good moment for me, also because my team-mates trust in me.

I just want to be on top of my game, because that benefits my team-mates as well.

I never thought of playing for Italy.

It's always complicated to play against Italy.

It's a fact that Guardiola is joining Manchester City, and we have to respect that. But there is no truth in the rumours saying I will follow him.

My feeling is that my body and all my things inside me - when I move, when I do everything - are Brazilian because my family is Brazilian, and my mother language is Brazilian Portuguese. But all the thinking in my life, all the treatment with people, I think I'm more from Spain. That's how I grew up.

Munich is a spectacular city with fantastic flair and a tremendous passion for football.

The games I enjoy most are the ones I finish exhausted, and with knocks, but having played.

Pep trusted me, and I felt that trust. He won a lot of things, and I learned a lot from him during his Barcelona period.

There are people you can say you have seen play, such as Pele or Maradona. But Messi is unique, out on his own, and is going to make history. I can say I saw Messi play.

Spain started to generate a very good playing style from Pep Guardiola's arrival at Barcelona.

Every time Spain play England at any level, it is difficult.

I owe everything to Spain - that's where I learned to write, to read, and to play football.

I was right choosing to play with Spain. It is a pride; the decision was easy. I love Spain.

It's just a coincidence that I've scored two headers. I'm not a specialist scoring headed goals.

In Italy, they are incredibly competitive. It may be that their game is more defensive, but they defend so well; here in Germany, there is more speed and intensity. In England, they are more direct, very box-to-box.

We're very happy in Munich. I have my kids here. Everything is perfect.

It's the perfect club for any footballer to develop and to grow, because as everybody knows, La Masia can give you stability; they take care of you when you leave home.

You need to know how to enjoy the victories. In the end, this is a great sport, and it's to be enjoyed.

Leo is the best player in the world; that is very clear.