In China you have to be in peak form because you need to do well. You earn a lot - I had a huge salary - but then you have to prove you are worth it. Every match is a challenge and I played next to or faced some truly great players.

During the holidays, professional players would come and say hello to us in the academy and that really made you want to be a professional. When you saw what great conditions they lived in, it gave you even more desire.

I do not know what the future holds for me.

Salah is a tough guy. Always calm and strong, with the mentality of a hard worker. I'll never forget his training sessions: very high rhythm, pushed like a madman, you watched him in amazement.

I have always followed Arsenal in the Premier League. At some points they were really good, but also had some difficulties like a lot of big clubs do.

I really got a taste for winning titles at Lille.

I was born in a tiny place in Ivory Coast, so being a protagonist in this life is a dream.

My idol has always been Thierry Henry.

I didn't lose my smile from the first to the last match at Arsenal. I remember when I left I wanted to thank everyone, even the dressing-room staff.