Thursday, September 3, 2015

Pastore: Juventus wanted to sign me this summer

Paris-Saint Germain midfielder Javier Pastore has revealed that Juventus tried to sign him during the summer, but insists he has no intention of leaving France.

Serie A champions Juve have been forced to re-build their squad following the departures of Carlos Tevez, Arturo Vidal and Andrea Pirlo, with the likes of Mario Mandzukic, Sami Khedira and Hernanes all arriving in Turin.

Pastore has revealed he too was a target of Massimiliano Allegri, who was long linked with signing a No.10, though neither the Argentine playmaker nor PSG were keen for him to move to Italy.

And the Argentina international - who signed a new deal at Parc des Princes in June - is now looking forward to helping the Ligue 1 champions improve, and praised the arrival of international team-mate Angel Di Maria from Manchester United.

"I was approached by Juventus,” he told ESPN Radio. "But Paris Saint-Germain never had any intention of selling me, and I had no intention to go away and to leave France.

"Since I arrived the team has grown a lot, every year quality reinforcements come in.

"[Angel] Di Maria for example, I’m pleased with his arrival, we understand each other well on the pitch. He’s an incredible player who can make the difference by himself."

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