"When I come to the training centre by car, it's already very impressive. Not even Bayern can compare with this, it's in a different league." Those were the words of Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan when describing his first arrival at City's impressive Etihad Campus.
"You can see that you have arrived at a worldwide club that wants big things and wants to develop great things in the next few years," he told German magazine Kicker (h/t FourFourTwo).
First impressions matter.
Especially when an elite footballer is arriving at your club for the first time, perhaps undecided about committing to a move or unsure of the ambitions of the club.