Jay-Jay Okocha

"I think every player is unique, you know," says the man himself. We have got a lot of talented players in the Bundesliga. But, with all due respect, maybe I was a little bit special."

"The difference is that in Europe you have everything you need to improve as a player and you’re playing under better coaches and a better environment. In Nigeria, we lack facilities and that disturbs one’s opportunity to perform and bring out the best in a young player. I was lucky that I left Nigeria early."

"Maybe 1 billion Euros should have been paid for me. They [Chelsea] paid £106 million for their defensive midfielder; to a player from Portugal. I would have cost around €150 million. My assists, dribbles… World football started to pay a lot of money. Such would be the numbers of players of this quality."