Hand on heart, Kevin, do you want to leave Schalke 04?
Today I say ‘No!’ I’ve had a lot of conversations with the club in the last few days. I’m clear in that I want to stay and prove myself at Schalke 04. No one becomes a really great player by running away when times are tough. I don’t run away from problems and I aim to win through here at Schalke. That’s why I’m not going to move. A few days before the end of the transfer period…. … I again actively approached general manager Andreas Müller at training camp before the game in Hannover. I’d had lots of phone calls from people telling me that some clubs were allegedly interested in me. I didn’t go to speak to him because I wanted a move. I simply wanted to know whether there was any truth to the stories and what the club thought about it. He told me the club hadn’t received any enquiries. Nevertheless, after the game on Saturday you did say you didn’t know exactly what the club thought about you in this regard. But that’s normal. We’re going through a difficult period where everyone
