He can't forget Jose Mourinho: 'He fired me up'

David Villa, the former star of LaLiga giants Barcelona, has not forgotten the words of Jose Mourinho, the Real Madrid coach at the time, when he transferred to the Catalan club in 2010.

David Villa gave details of his conversation with Guardiola about his transfer to Barcelona and emphasized that he was only focused on Barcelona.

'He explained what he saw in me'

'When Guardiola called me about the transfer, I thought it was a joke and told him I was busy. Then I called Xavi and asked him if it was real. When Xavi said yes, I immediately called Guardiola back. The first conversation with Guardiola was tactical. He explained why he wanted to sign me, how I would fit in at Barcelona and what he saw in me. This phone call with Guardiola convinced me completely. I only asked my agent to deal with Barcelona's offer,' he said.

Jose Mourinho quotes

Regarding Barcelona's 40 million euro fee for him and the words of Jose Mourinho, who was working at Real Madrid at the time, David Villa said: 'I loved it when Jose Mourinho said that Barcelona paid a fortune for a striker who couldn't score goals! That fired me up. Then we beat Real Madrid 5-0 and I scored 2 goals," he said.

Barcelona career

Savid Villa played for Barcelona between 2010 and 2013, scoring 48 goals and contributing 24 assists in 119 appearances during that period.