Paulo Sousa claims he would have won trophies if Fiorentina did not sell Stefan Savic or Joaquin and that he will ‘win what I won as a player’ at the right club.
Sousa won Champions Leagues with Juventus and Borussia Dortmund as a player and has lifted titles in Hungary, Israel and Switzerland as a Coach, but the Portuguese failed to replicate that in two years at Fiorentina.
Paulo Sousa claims he would have won trophies if Fiorentina did not sell Stefan Savic or Joaquin and that he will ‘win what I won as a player’ at the right club.
Sousa won Champions Leagues with Juventus and Borussia Dortmund as a player and has lifted titles in Hungary, Israel and Switzerland as a Coach, but the Portuguese failed to replicate that in two years at Fiorentina.
Nonetheless, the 48-year-old – who has been heavily linked with Roma – says he is ready to return to Italy and preferably ‘at a team where you fight to win trophies’.
“The Fiorentina experience was the most important of my coaching career,” he told Record.
“Florence is a wonderful city and the club has very passionate fans. I owe a lot to them. In those two years in Italy, I became a better Coach and a better man.
“Did Fiorentina earn €140m from sales? That was one of the highlights of my work at the club.
“I never said it publicly, but I think if we’d kept Savic and Joaquin, I would’ve won some trophies with them.
“I’d like to go back to coaching in Italy, but at a team where you fight to win trophies. I feel more prepared now and I know that with an ambitious project, I’ll be able to get back to winning what I won as a player.”