Marouane Fellaini says he's been a Manchester United fan since their 1999 Champions League triumph.
Fourteen years on, Fellaini is now a United player.
"I'll never forget sitting there at home watching that final all those years ago, and I made my mind up then that United were my team," he told the Daily Mail, at the Belgium team hotel in Brussels.
"It wasn't just the fact that they were European champions, it was the way they did it.
"I was captivated, and it has been a dream ever since that I might one day pull on the jersey and call myself a United player. I have counted myself a United fan all these years, and when the call came, I didn't have to think twice. In fact, the only thought that crossed my mind was getting it done in time.
"The clock was ticking, and when the form was put in front of me, I signed straightaway. I have never signed my name so fast in all my life. Nothing was going to stop me seizing this opportunity. It is true that I sacrificed some money (on my Everton contract), but that didn't matter. All that counted was getting the deal done and realising my dream."
