Rigoni: ‘I rejected Juventus’

By Football Italia staff

Atalanta winger Emiliano Rigoni reveals he turned down Juventus this summer - “they wanted me”.

The 25-year-old joined the Orobici from Zenit St Petersburg this summer, and so far he has two goals in two Serie A games.

Today he spoke to Gazzetta dello Sport, and was asked what made him decide to move to Bergamo.

“It was the club that wanted me more than any other,” Rigoni explained.

“And Serie A is the top. I couldn’t have chosen any differently after the experience in Russia.

“Other offers? Yes, I’m thinking above all of Juventus, who wanted me, but I’d been talking to La Dea for a year and I think the determination with which a club looks for you is crucial.”

Rigoni is only on loan though…

“We’ll evaluate what to do at the end of the season. I haven’t thought about the future, there’s only one thing I can say: I wouldn’t want to go back to Russia.

“The Premier League is the best league in the world right now, with Serie A straight after. So I’d like to be bought by Atalanta or another European team.”

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