Khedira: ‘Serie A better than I thought’

By Football Italia staff

Juventus midfielder Sami Khedira says “the Italian League is much better than it’s made out to be”.

The German international joined the Bianconeri on a free transfer from Real Madrid this summer, and has been impressed by Serie A.

“I’m very happy in Turin,” Khedira told reporters in a Press conference ahead of tomorrow’s friendly with Italy.

“It was an important transfer. The Italian League is a lot better than it’s made out to be by the Press. The level is much higher than they say.

“It’s true that results are based on tactics and defence, but now - especially with [Azzurri CT Antonio] Conte there’s a lot of attention paid to the attack.

"The Champions League? We were eliminated, we were a little naive at Bayern Munich, but the experience made us grow.

"I agree with [Gigi] Buffon, we can win the competition in the next couple of years.

Germany have never beaten Italy in a competitive match, and haven’t beaten the Azzurri at all since a 2-0 friendly win in June 1995.

“It’s kind of a phenomenon, but all these things have to be broken at some point. Games between Italy and Germany are always special, and they’re great matches.

“I don’t think it’ll come down to that record. What's important is to be ready for the Euros.

"It's increasingly difficult for us now, we're world champions so everyone wants to beat us.

"Italy? Maybe we'll meet in the Quarter-Finals in France and we'll win..."

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