Spanish winger David Silva has no regret about knocking back a move to Real Madrid in favour of joining Manchester City.
The 24-year-old is happy to have joined City in a £26 million deal from Valencia despite his respect from the interested Madrid club.
"I was aware of the interest from Madrid at the time, it's a huge club and they have a great coach now.
"It's true that a lot of Spanish and Portuguese players want to play for a club like Real. It's normally them or Barcelona.
"So it was nice to know there was interest. Of course, they were in the Champions League and that's a competition I'm used to playing in and want to play in again.
"But for me, I wanted to live through a new experience. I wanted to play outside of Spain and England was my choice.
"Also it was City who made the strongest move for me during the World Cup and that meant a lot to me."
Silva added: "There are no regrets at all. I know I made the right move and I've settled in a lot quicker than I expected.
"The experience I am having here up to now has been very good and I feel it will continue to get better.
"Of course I miss the weather, it's so cold here. But, otherwise, it's been good, I have my family here, they come and go."
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The 24-year-old is happy to have joined City in a £26 million deal from Valencia despite his respect from the interested Madrid club.
He told The Sun: "There were options to stay in Spain when it was clear I would leave Valencia in the summer.
"I was aware of the interest from Madrid at the time, it's a huge club and they have a great coach now.
"It's true that a lot of Spanish and Portuguese players want to play for a club like Real. It's normally them or Barcelona.
"So it was nice to know there was interest. Of course, they were in the Champions League and that's a competition I'm used to playing in and want to play in again.
"But for me, I wanted to live through a new experience. I wanted to play outside of Spain and England was my choice.
"Also it was City who made the strongest move for me during the World Cup and that meant a lot to me."
Silva added: "There are no regrets at all. I know I made the right move and I've settled in a lot quicker than I expected.
"The experience I am having here up to now has been very good and I feel it will continue to get better.
"Of course I miss the weather, it's so cold here. But, otherwise, it's been good, I have my family here, they come and go."
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