Vidal: An honour to play for Juve

By Football Italia staff

Arturo Vidal is hungry to win honours for Juventus and himself after putting pen to paper on a new contract at the start of this month.

The Chilean international is now tied to the club until June 2017 and he’s today told the Gazzetta dello Sport why he wanted to stay.

“Juventus are one of the strongest sides in the world and it is an honour to represent them,” he stated. “I feel something special when I wear this shirt.”

Juventus are looking good to win their third straight Scudetto, but the Champions League has eluded them after their 1-0 loss at Galatasaray.

“The Champions League exit was the biggest disappointment of my career,” he added. “We have a squad to win the Cup, not to go out in the first round.

“Forget about the last game, we played poorly in the group. We were not in form during the first few games.

“The Europa League? The Final in Turin is an extra incentive to try and win it. The Europa League will be revenge for me – I’m still sad about our Champions League exit.”

Vidal has been a key player for the Turin giants since his arrival in 2011, but he failed to make the 23-man long-list for the 2013 Golden Ball.

“I would have put myself in the 23,” he added. “And I’ll aim to win it in 2014…”

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