The Portuguese midfielder in an interview with Dazn: “Fantastic fans. I’m waiting for the derby…”
At 26 he can look back and be fully satisfied with himself. Renato Sanches has a history of victories that is difficult to match (one league title with Benfica, two with Bayern Munich, one with Lille and one with PSG plus a series of national cups) including the European title with Portugal in 2016 which earned him the recognition of the best young player of the tournament. Only now, however, Roma’s new signing manages to say in a long interview with Dazn: “It’s a moment of maturity for me, a moment in which to have a bit of stability. I’ve already won several titles in Germany, France, Portugal but I think that I have reached a point in my career where I am more mature to be able to show my football.” A story about himself in which he set the objectives for this season (“Have a good year and help the team win titles”) and elected Aouar “the player I like most in Roma”.
on the fans
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The first thing he wanted to do when he arrived in the city was “see the Olimpico”. And against Salernitana he experienced the emotion of seeing him full of passion: “My debut in the Giallorossi went very well, I saw the stadium really full. For any player it is important to feel the support of the people. I think that with a It’s so much easier to want every victory and give everything for the team.”
on his companions
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Sanches will fill an important role in the midfield of Mourinho’s team: “We have different types of players with different characteristics, I think it’s important to have a team that has a lot of variety in midfield, we have players with a lot of quality and I’m convinced that it’s really good so that the coach has different tactical choices.”
portugal to rome
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He is inevitably closely linked to the Special One: “It’s always easier when you have a Portuguese coach, it’s our language, it’s easier to understand what he wants and what he asks of me as a player. But above all it’s essential to hear his support”. From Portugal there are also Tiago Pinto and Rui Patricio: “It was a great fortune to find them, they can explain to me what the club is really like and I will probably be able to integrate more quickly”.
on the derby
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As always happens with new arrivals, there is also talk of the derby with Lazio: “A derby is always a derby. We all want to win it, they are the city’s matches and when we represent our city we always have to win”.
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