Luis Muriel is delighted he ‘stuck’ to his word and joined Fiorentina as he ‘dreams’ of making his stay permanent this summer.
Muriel had an offer from Milan in January but eventually returned to Italy with Fiorentina, where he has scored seven goals in his first 10 appearances.
“It’s great to be here,” the Sevilla-owned striker told Corriere dello Sport.
“The fans support us because they see the sacrifices we make. I’m a man of my word, I showed it by accepting Fiorentina’s offer.
Luis Muriel is delighted he ‘stuck’ to his word and joined Fiorentina as he ‘dreams’ of making his stay permanent this summer.
Muriel had an offer from Milan in January but eventually returned to Italy with Fiorentina, where he has scored seven goals in his first 10 appearances.
“It’s great to be here,” the Sevilla-owned striker told Corriere dello Sport.
“The fans support us because they see the sacrifices we make. I’m a man of my word, I showed it by accepting Fiorentina’s offer.
“Milan and the Viola offered me the same guarantees, but when I made my decision I didn’t look at the table: I gave my word to the Viola and I stuck by it.
“When the idea of coming to Florence was proposed, I dreamed of staying there. I arrived with the objective of doing well and being kept on permanently.
“We’re a young squad, we always give everything and we’re also feeding off our fans’ affection.
“We want to win something important and the Coppa Italia is a competition we have our eyes on.
“The semi-final [against Atalanta] in Bergamo will be completely different from our League game against them.
“We have even more desire to win and make amends for that defeat. We have belief and our motivation is at a thousand.”