Former Juventus and Wales striker Ian Rush claims Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey has made a ‘fantastic’ decision to join the Bianconeri.
Ramsey is set to sign for Juve once his Arsenal contract expires this summer, and Rush – who spent the 1986-87 campaign with the Old Lady – believes his countryman has what it takes to be ‘something special’ in Turin.
“Times have changed. When I was there I had to do everything myself,” the Liverpool legend told ESPN FC.
Former Juventus and Wales striker Ian Rush claims Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey has made a ‘fantastic’ decision to join the Bianconeri.
Ramsey is set to sign for Juve once his Arsenal contract expires this summer, and Rush – who spent the 1986-87 campaign with the Old Lady – believes his countryman has what it takes to be ‘something special’ in Turin.
“Times have changed. When I was there I had to do everything myself,” the Liverpool legend told ESPN FC.
“Now it’s moved on that much that everything is done for them and the most important thing for him is to concentrate on his football, his attacking play and all that.
“He’ll learn the language when he’s ready and that’s what it’s all about. He’s got six months to learn it, I had 12 months as well.
“The most important thing in Italy is you have to be confident in what you do. If I went to Italy now, I would tell them: ‘I’m Ian Rush, I’m the best footballer in the world.’
“If I had done that for Liverpool, the other teams would say: ‘OK, let’s see how good you are.’ It’s completely different to the English way, the English helped each other.
“First impressions [are] a big thing in Italy and I would say to Aaron: ‘Go there, be confident and tell them how good you are’ and all that, give them one sentence in Italian and his first impression that will be job done for him.”
“I think [Juventus] is a fantastic move for him. When I went there it was an industrial city but it’s come on a million times better since I was there.
“I think Juventus are an amazing club. They’ve still got connections with the Agnelli family, Andrea Agnelli is the president there and Gianni Agnelli was the owner when I was there. So they are very passionate about it.
“I think he’d do really well, you’ve got [Cristiano] Ronaldo there to play with and all that, so that’s something special.
“But I think Aaron will be something special for Juventus and I’m sure he’ll enjoy it.”