Juve, Di Maria: “Future, never say never. World Cup? Head here”

Angel Di Maria lands on the planet Juve and does it in his own way, with the class and style of a champion. Dribbling some uncomfortable questions and bringing out the personality of the experienced footballer to respond to the mischievousness. An example? When asked if the choice of Juve is only aimed at preparing the World Cup in Qatar in the best possible way: “My head is only here, at the Juventus club. I’ll think about Argentina when I’m with Argentina, it’s not true that I only came here to be ready in November “. So why did Angel come to Juve? “To win titles. And because it’s a great team that has been chasing me for 40 days: it was impossible to say no. I knew I had the opportunity to play with great players like Pogba, Chiesa or Vlahovic. I took time for the decision to devote myself to the family and to relax on the holidays, but in the end I am convinced of the choice “.

Advice

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Juve was essentially the only club he had a deal with. “My friend Rui Costa tried to probe my will to return to Benfica, but it is only with Juve that I have started a certain type of conversation”. To help Di Maria give the final yes we thought of some special friends. “Dybala has always talked to me about Juve as a family and a giant club, while Gigi Buffon pushed for me to come here.” Buffon also compared him to Maradona… “I have a great relationship with Gigi, but Diego is Diego eh”. Today Fideo is in Turin, eager to start. “I’m the same as always, an ‘electric’ player who loves to give assists. My role? It doesn’t matter, I just need to play the starter and fight to win. I am like that “.

A YEAR OR …

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Yet, after having signed a contract of only one year, someone could be suspicious that Di Maria was coming to Juve without the right incentives. Let’s not joke. “One of my obsessions is always wanting to win, game after game, competition after competition. I don’t care if it’s a final or a friendly … ”. And then, who says that at the end of the championship the Argentine doesn’t change his mind about staying in Turin again? “Never say never, in football things change very quickly and I was immediately welcomed here.” Also from Max Allegri, with whom he dined in a restaurant in the city center. “But we’re barely getting to know each other, we haven’t talked about football yet.”

THE FRIEND LEANDRO

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At Psg Di Maria was surrounded by Argentines. From Messi to Icardi, ending with his great friend Leandro Paredes, for whom the radio market registers an interest in Juve. “We talk every day, but we don’t talk about these things – laughs Fideo -. But Paredes has already played in Italy and knows what Juve is. Am I the only Argentine here? For me it changes little, I also understand Italian and everyone is treating me well, so no problem “.