“I had a year out playing local football before I went to Charlton at 1...” — Jonjo Shelvey Quote

“I had a year out playing local football before I went to Charlton at 12. West Ham was the club I supported so it was a hard decision to leave.”

“If there's a problem and you want to do something after then we'll go and talk about it after, but for me you shake hands at the end of the game and get on with it.”

“I'd gone very quickly from playing in a park with my mates to sitting next to Wayne Rooney at dinner. It was a bit weird.”

“I'm happy to be in a big club like Juventus.”

“I had very good talks with Leipzig. I felt that the club really wanted me.”

“The plan was that I was going to retire and take a job with the American Federation, but Nottingham Forest offered me a contract and there was interest from West Ham and another Premiership club.”