Atalanta's on-loan midfielder Dejan Kulusevski says he is only thinking of playing for Parma. "I prefer Eden Hazard and Kylian Mbappe to Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo."
Kulusevski gave an interview to La Repubblica and discussed his breakout season so far.
"Atalanta brought me to Italy when I was 15 when they saw me in a tournament against them. I knew that I would become a strong player, I just didn't know how good I could be."
Atalanta's on-loan midfielder Dejan Kulusevski says he is only thinking of playing for Parma. "I prefer Eden Hazard and Kylian Mbappe to Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo."
Kulusevski gave an interview to La Repubblica and discussed his breakout season so far.
"Atalanta brought me to Italy when I was 15 when they saw me in a tournament against them. I knew that I would become a strong player, I just didn't know how good I could be."
The 19-year-old doesn't want to change teams in the January transfer window, despite reported links away.
"I don't want to leave in January because I want to grow here. I like Serie A and I like the Premier League, but in the end, Atalanta will decide. I try not to think of the future, because I will train badly and therefore play badly."
The youngster has been linked to Inter, with a transfer mooted for January. So would Kulusevski like to play for Antonio Conte?
"I faced Inter and Juve, and they are the best in Serie A. Inter to win the scudetto? Too soon to say it, but why not? But for now I want to stay here.
"I am happy at Parma. I live alone alone, but my parents come once a month to visit. I have many friends here, and everyone believes in me. It is a quiet place and, as you know, the food isn't bad!
"The best player in the world for me is Eden Hazard, he can do anything he wants with the ball. I prefer him to Ronaldo and Messi. [Kylian] Mbappe is the best young player in the world. Physically he is monstrous.
"Among the Italians, [Gaetano] Castrovilli is very strong. I had never heard of him and then I played against him and realised how good he is."