New Juventus signing Teun Koopmeiners has explained that he wants to be part of a successful, winning, attack-minded team after officially completing his transfer from Atalanta on Wednesday evening.
Koopmeiners officially joined Juventus in a permanent deal from Atalanta on Wednesday evening at a total cost of €60.7m including add-ons and bonuses.
The 26-year-old said that he was delighted to ‘finally’ be in Turin after a long and unsettling summer.
“I’m really happy to be here. It’s been a dream of mine for a long time. I’m really, really happy,” he said in his first interview with the club.
“For me Juventus is the biggest club in Italy. Everything I have seen from the club and the squad is beautiful; the jersey, too. With the way the team play, with the history, the club are the best in Italy for me.
“As I said, I’m really happy to be here and to play with these players and for this coach, I’m really pleased.”
What Thiago Motta has told him so far
Koopmeiners revealed what he has spoken about with his new coach, Thiago Motta.
“I’ve spoken to the boss. He asked me how I’m doing, but we also spoke about the way that we play and how we attack, because that’s important to us, to Juventus. We want to be a good attacking team. The defence is important, too, but we want to score goals in front of our fans.”
Koopmeiners: ‘I’m here to win things’
Juventus are the outright Serie A leaders after two matches, leading Inter by two points after 3-0 wins over Como and Verona.
“I saw both games,” Koopmeiners said. “I’m really happy that we got six points, and that we’re top of the league. I’m also happy because it’s clearly a team that wants to attack. The team has scored six goals, so it’s a really good start.”
Describing his best qualities as a player, the Dutchman added: “I like scoring goals for the team, making assists as well of course. I want to do anything I can to help the team, even in defence. I like to run and play at a high tempo. I’m here to win things with this club.
He also explained why he opted to chose the no.8 shirt.
“It’s a really important number for me. I wore it all the time when I was a youngster. I also wore it at my first club in Holland. I told Juventus that it’s a really important number for me, and they said I could have it.
His first Juventus interview ended with a rallying message for the club’s supporters.
“As I said, I’m really happy to be here, finally! It took a long time, but I’m here at last. We have work to do, but we can win it together.”
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