“Could Conte become a pillar of the international game like Ferguson? He certainly can,” the 19-year-old told Tuttosport.
“He’s a great Coach, a great manager. I speak with him and all of the coaching staff. He tells me that I have to improve and he is right.”
“It’s not really a question of how tough training is, it is not as if we messed about at Manchester...” the Frenchman continued. “I always give my best and that is the only way to get the maximum.”
“I, like all players, just want to play,” he continued. “I don’t know whether it will be hard for me to beat the competition of Arturo Vidal or Claudio Marchisio, but that’s not my problem. It’s Conte’s problem…”