Fulham wanted me when I was 16. They were in the Premier League at the time with Mark Hughes, and I was close to going.

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• Saul Niguez:

  'What doesn't kill you makes you stronger?' In my case, I suppose it's not just a cliche.

• Saul Niguez:

  I want challenges that really test me, very difficult ones. I was the same as a kid: when you play

• Saul Niguez:

  At Atletico, I always played with older players, sometimes out of position. I'd keep going back unt

• Saul Niguez:

  Hard things make me happy. You get upset, but you mature and improve: the quicker you reach your be

• Saul Niguez:

  I'm fine at Atletico. I don't want to leave.

• Saul Niguez:

  I don't see myself outside Atletico; something very surprising would have to happen.

• Saul Niguez:

  I have improved a lot, but I would like to improve more, to be better defensively and understand th

• Saul Niguez:

  Sometimes you lose the head a bit, and lose your position, when you should be more relaxed and hold

• Saul Niguez:

  During that year with Madrid, I learned many things; I matured a lot. It was a difficult year becau

• Saul Niguez:

  We know that every minute at Atletico counts for so much, and we know we have to give our all.