When asked if he expected a long and productive stay at Bayern when he joined in 2009 the 34-year-old gave mixed answers before calling himself a realist and then adding that joining the German giants was the best decision of his career.
He told the club website: “No, I don’t think so – but then again, yes,”
“I’m always a realist, and I know the world of football is fast-moving. It could have been different. After my debut as a pro for Groningen, I was at Eindhoven for two years.
It was a big step for me in the Netherlands: to leave home at the age of 18. I went abroad when I was 20, three years at Chelsea, a big club. Then two years at Madrid. Then Bayern approached me and I made the decision.
I was sceptical at the beginning, I didn’t know whether it was the right decision.
I can now say: it was the best decision in my career.”
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