Fabio Quagliarella does not fear competition for Juventus places
The former Napoli forward has insisted that the challenge of securing a first-team will improve his form and has praised the acquisition of former Roma star Mirko Vucinic
Juventus striker Fabio Quagliarella is looking forward to the start of the Serie A season and believes having seven strikers in the squad will not be a problem.
The Italian forward will be fighting Mirko Vucinic,
Amauri, Vincenzo Iaquinta, Alessandro Matri, Luca Toni and Alessandro Del Piero for a place in Antonio Conte's starting XI but he sees the battle as motivation to work harder and impress his coach, rather than a hindrance.
"The big teams always have great players in their squads and so the competition is not a problem for me," the striker told Il Corriere dello Sport.
"In fact it is a stimulus for me to convince the coach."
Vucinic is one player vying to be a hit at the club following his €15 million summer move from Roma, and Quagliarella has already been impressed by the Montenegro international.
"I already knew Vucinic before he came here and he has done some fantastic things in training already," Quagliarella continued.
"I think our attacking department is full of quality."
Meanwhile, Conte has said that his players could learn from Barcelona, and Manchester United as the Turin giants look to return to the upper echelons of Italian football.