Quotes from Xherdan Shaqiri

I have always wanted to play in the Premier League because I am a fast, strong player, and I think it will suit me.

Whether players are from Albania or Yugoslavia is not important. What's important is to be a team on the pitch.

When I played for the Basel youth team, I also worked in a sweet shop.

Swiss guys are always exactly on time, but Albanians are not like this.

I live the Swiss mentality but the Kosovo mentality too, because when I go home, I speak Albanian.

I was born in Kosovo and grew up in Switzerland.

It was always my dream to come to the Premier League because I love this league, and I love this country. It's an amazing place.

Not everything depends on me. I can't dribble the ball all the way from the back to the front.

What if the coach of Kosovo wants me as the captain? Of course, I am thinking about it then.

I'm very proud with how my story has gone. I've played for some very big teams, and it is not normal how I got there. It is a dream for every player to have this kind of career, so I am very proud of this.

I have admired Jurgen Klopp for a long time because his teams play fantastic football, and he is a fantastic person.

Liverpool is one of the best teams in the world - everybody can see that - and now we have to do it on the pitch.

Every player wants to play on the biggest stages in football. I have played for big teams. I know what it takes.

With German teams, they always sit together - there are no phones on the table.

I am proud to have started in the Champions League.

For me, it's important to feel good.

Everybody knows I'm a player who wants to play at the highest level; this is pretty normal.

Klopp impresses me so much that I say I want to win the title for this man.

Inter's infrastructure is a shame, to be honest. That such a prestigious club does not find a way to invest in its infrastructure is disappointing.

As I was always the youngest, I had to fight for everything.

It's the most important thing - especially for a young player who wants to improve - to improve his talent and learn, and the best way to do that is to play in the games.

Some ex-football players, or ex-teammates, they spoke to the media, and it looks like I am a bad boy or something, but I've never been a bad boy or had some problems at a club!

Every player wants to play. That's pretty normal. Every player is unhappy when he's on the bench. That's pretty normal, too. But it's football: only 11 players can start, and the coach has his game plan for each game.

My parents wanted me to stay in England because they love the football here and how the people feel about football. It was important for them, too, that I stayed in the Premier League.