New signing Mario Suarez predicts Fiorentina will have an ‘excellent’ season, after joining from Atletico Madrid.
The midfielder moved to Artemio Franchi as part of the deal which saw Stefan Savic move in the other direction, and was presented to fans and media today.
“I’d completed a cycle in Spain,” Suarez explained in a Press conference.
“I’d won everything I could win. I was looking for a new challenge, and I’m convinced we can achieve great things together.
New signing Mario Suarez predicts Fiorentina will have an ‘excellent’ season, after joining from Atletico Madrid.
The midfielder moved to Artemio Franchi as part of the deal which saw Stefan Savic move in the other direction, and was presented to fans and media today.
“I’d completed a cycle in Spain,” Suarez explained in a Press conference.
“I’d won everything I could win. I was looking for a new challenge, and I’m convinced we can achieve great things together.
“From the beginning I was intrigued by the Viola project, after hearing from Borja Valero who told me very good things about the team and the city."
“I’m convinced we have a good team, we can still improve and achieve important targets.
“Fiorentina have shown in recent years that they can play good football, now we have a new Coach [Paulo Sousa], who asks us to press relentlessly to get the ball back.
“The team is competitive, we want to cause problems for any team we play against. I think this will be an excellent season for Fiorentina.”
Suarez also spoke highly of the standard in Serie A, and believes Italian football is in the midst of a resurgence.
“Italian football was the best in the world for years. Now it’s growing again, this is a top League.
“I’m here to give my all, it will be a competitive League, because there are always six or seven teams fighting for the Europa League.”
Finally, the 28-year-old discussed the importance of Giuseppe Rossi, who missed the entirety of last season with a knee injury.
“For me, Giuseppe is a world-class player,” Suarez said.
“He’s recovering, he’s working very well. He’s getting better, and the coaches are optimistic. I really hope he’ll be available for the start of the season, he’s key.”