Newsie Niall

I got to know [Jose Mourinho] when I had my knee reconstructed about three or four seasons ago. I needed to have some rehab done to get back on tour - this was December and I had to be back on tour in May - and I’d basically had a knee reconstruction. I had Jose Mourinho’s details from when me and the One Direction lads went to visit the Real Madrid training ground when he was manager at the time. I got in touch with him and he invited me down the [Chelsea] training ground - he told the doctors I was one of his players and he needs me back fit. I ended up spending every day there for four months with all the players - I became part of the furniture!

I’d love to work with Niall. I love his sound, like it’s kinda unexpected if you go from One Direction to what he’s doing now I wouldn’t thought that he would do that. He like.. It’s his own thing. You gotta give him credit.