Exclusive: Juve saved me, says Mutu Wednesday 21 December, 2005
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Adrian Mutu has thanked Juventus for giving him a chance to resurrect his career after his difficulties at Chelsea.
The Romanian was sensationally sacked by the Premiership giants last year following a positive drugs test.
But the attacker was handed a life-line by the Italian champions who swooped for his services in January.
"I have greatly matured," he told channel4.com’s Football Italia. "I understood that my life needs to be set in a city like Turin and in a great team such as Juventus.
"They are a mad club. You feel protected and are therefore allowed to concentrate on only winning.
"I have shown the whole world and especially myself that I have real character, that I am not spoilt but that I’m a man who made a mistake and understood my errors."
First team chances have been difficult to come by though in Turin and Mutu, who was banned for eight months, has even been fielded out of position at times.
Yet the former Inter and Parma sensation insists that he is ready to make any sacrifices necessary in order to be of use at the Delle Alpi.
"Coach Fabio Capello has given and gives me a lot, that is why I am more than happy to play on the wing – a position which isn’t mine," he said.
Mutu’s lack of service has inevitably seen him associated with a move to Fiorentina, where he could link up with former boss Cesare Prandelli again.
But the forward insists his future is black and white. "I salute Prandelli and compliment him on his success, but I am more than happy at Juve," he stated
source: channel4.com
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