Juventus are aiming to win
"everything" including their third European Champions title next
season, new signing Matthijs de Ligt said in his first media
conference Friday.
"We'll think game by game, we want to win everything, Juve
plays to win every competition," said the 19-year-old
Netherlands and former Ajax centre back.
"There are three competitions we're aiming for, the (Serie A)
championship, the Italian Cup and the Champions League," said de
Ligt, the most expensive defender in Serie A history at 75
million euros.
The Turin giants have dominated in Italy but underperformed
on Europe's highest stage, winning only in 1985 and 1996.
Last season they bought Cristiano Ronaldo in a bid for a
third European crown but went out to de Ligt's rampant Ajax in
the quarter finals.
De Ligt went on to say that new coach Maurizio Sarri,
formerly of Napoli and Chelsea, was one of the reasons he
decided to join the Bianconeri.
"I heard good things about him, of the way he plays, his
philosophy, how he plays football, the defence, how he trains,"
the teen phenom told the press conference.
"It was a strong reason that pushed me to join Juventus," he
said, revealing he had been a Juve fan since a boy.
At the age of seven, he said, his idol was former Juve and
Italy skipper Fabio Cannavaro.
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