"I've told Roger [Linse, his agent] that I'm not interested in rumours and speculation.
"All that stuff gets into my head and I can't play with rumours on my mind.
"So I've told him that when something is really happening, when I can sign something, when there's a contract to be discussed — that's when I'll be interested and that's when I'll make my decision.
And on the WC:
"In Germany I want to show I can play football really well, that I'm not only a goal-scoring machine — I'm much more than that.
"That's what the Dutch coach Marco van Basten says to me every day. It will be great to show the world I can play like that.
"In the past I always thought I needed to score to say I had a good game.
"But not any more. These days, playing well is what is important and not scoring is not so important."