According to Tasnim news agency, Angel Di Maria, who ended his seven-year stay at Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the 2021-22 season, signed a one-year contract with Juventus last night (Friday) to pursue his football in Serie A. This Argentinian midfielder took the shirt number “22” of the Torino stripes.
34-year-old DeMaria said in an interview with the official website of the Juventus club: “Being in Juventus is very valuable for me because I have the experience of playing in every country for the best teams and I missed Italy.” Juventus is the best team in Italy, the biggest club in the country and I was very excited and eager to join Juve.
He added: I know that Juventus could not win the Scudetto and the Italian Cup last season, and that was the motivation for me to come here, and winning all the trophies with Juventus would be a beautiful thing, and that’s why I responded positively to Juventus’ offer. This is a new step in my career and from the first day I saw that everyone here is like a family, which made me very happy.
The Argentinian midfielder of the Old Lady stated: The only thing I can promise the fans is that I will do my best to help Juventus. My mentality is to want to win and to be able to achieve more titles. I always walk the talk, which I always do, and I will never do anything less. I hope we can win all the trophies and we will always be happy.
Di Maria also said about choosing the number “22” for Juventus: “That’s why I chose the number “22” because I used to wear this shirt number in Real Madrid and this number is a reminder of winning the European Champions League in 2014, the year that We played against Atletico Madrid in the final.
Last night, Luka Jovic also joined Fiorentina as a free agent. The 24-year-old Serbian striker joined the purple-clad Florence by signing a two-year contract with the possibility of an extension for another two years. Real Madrid will gain 50% from the next transfer of this player (if sold by Fiorentina).
Barcelona defender Clement Lenglet joined Tottenham on a one-year loan contract without a purchase clause and became Antonio Conte’s student. The French defender was named Spurs’ fifth summer signing after Forster, Perisic, Bissuma and Richarlcione.
Pepe Reina, the former goalkeeper of Barcelona, Liverpool, Napoli and Bayern Munich, returned to Villarreal by signing a one-year contract from Lazio.
