It's tough, as Chelsea's a very special place for me, and I've always had a great relationship with the fans, but it became very obvious that I was not in the manager's plans. I have achieved great things there, but I just needed to play football, and that's why I got the move to Fenerbahce.

As a young boy in a new country, you had to make new friends, and that was really difficult.

It was Cosmos who actually told Crystal Palace about me. Palace came to have a look, liked what they saw, and they took it from there.

When I started going to school, I started getting used to things, like the language. After that, I started adapting to school, friends, and everything. It was really difficult, to start with, but I survived.

It's a massive experience: playing against Galatasaray and Besiktas, you can feel the atmosphere. It feels like the stadium is going to fall down due to the fans singing and bouncing.

Every season, I want to be the best I can to be Africa's best player. I will do the best I can.