For me, you've got to play football first. We're not trying to be accountants. The money takes care of itself. That's kind of how I think anyway.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Money is not everything. My ambition was football itself, not the money I'd make from it. If that brings me and my family a more comfortable lifestyle, then that's fine. But I don't spend my time between games and training sessions thinking about figures.
I don't really care about money. I find money boring and accounting boring, so I'm probably not going to ever make a lot of money.
If football taught me anything about business, it is that you win the game one play at a time.
Every business I don't know, if I spend enough time - a couple of months - I will know a lot. I know quite a lot about football now. I know the value of players, and we won't do stupid things.
I never get the accountants in before I start up a business. It's done on gut feeling, especially if I can see that they are taking the mickey out of the consumer.
My accountant worships me because I'm so cautious with my money.
Most accountants are strange - let's be honest.
Money is not a motivating factor. Money doesn't thrill me or make me play better because there are benefits to being wealthy. I'm just happy with a ball at my feet. My motivation comes from playing the game I love. If I wasn't paid to be a professional footballer I would willingly play for nothing.
Anytime money is your main focus, I think we all come to problems.
Once, players came to football expecting to be wealthy when they retired. Now, they expect to be wealthy before they've played their first game!