I do not see myself returning to Ligue 1. I love the Premier League. I like my life in England.
That was how I felt at non-league. I never looked at it then and said, 'I want to be a Premier League manager one day'. I just wanted to do a good job and see where it could take me.
I do not feel the need to play in Ligue 1, nor in the Premier League or in Serie A.
In Spain, they show many Premier League games on TV, and it is an inspirational league. Maybe I would like to play in the Premier League.
Aston Villa had been in touch and they'd gone into the Premier League so I knew I could play in the Premier League just like that.
For me, it was a dream to play in the Premier League. I always wanted to be here because this league is very good, it has very good teams, and Manchester United is the best team in England.
I don't agree that there are big teams and small teams in the Premier League. There are just a lot of good teams.
I went from Chelsea to Fulham - two Premier League teams at the time - and was sitting on the bench for the Europa League and Premier League and you don't think it is going to finish.
It's such a crazy league, the Championship. People used to say that to me, and when you are in the Premier League, you don't really take notice. It's a good league; it's tough, and I like it. But the Premier League is where I want to be, with Villa.
I want to play in the Premier League, the Champions League, and I want to continue playing for England. If I'm going to do that, I have to play for my club and put in good performances for my club because there are other English midfielders who are doing that in the Premier League.
There are so many great players in the Premier League and of course the big teams are always the favourites, but the teams below them also play good football. The mixture of foreign and English players works really well.
I'm not going to say the Dutch league is naive but they all play to win. In the Premier League, you have teams with a different idea.
I like the atmosphere in the Premier League. The teams play attacking football, and for a striker, that is even more attractive.
The Premier League, if not the best league in the world, is among the two best. It has a much higher visibility than Ligue 1 in France.
You don't want to have a good couple of years, come through the Championship, have a good first year in the Premier League and then not play in the Premier League for another year or so because that is a backward step.
I have said in the past that I would be happy to see out my career at Chelsea. I moved here to play in the best league in the world with one of the strongest teams.