'Clubs have cycles. Milan had about 12 years when they were really beautiful, beautiful. I came for the last four, five years when Milan was great. I could feel the cycle was coming to an end. Both my cycle and the club's. And I was not ready to wait for three or four years for it to come round again.
'Soccer is like that. Cycles. Leeds had a good period, Manchester [United] have been clever because they can maintain it, and Arsenal. Now we are waiting for Chelsea, waiting for Chelsea...we have already won trophies, but we are here to give more for the club.'