15/05/2008 11:35
Giovinco: Don’t Send Me On Loan
Young sensation Sebastian Giovinco has told Juventus that he is ready to star for them next season, but says he will quietly accept if they decide to send him out on loan again.
I Want Juve
Giovinco is widely regarded as one of the best young talents in world football, and he has had a fine season on-loan at Empoli this campaign, scoring six goals in 20 Serie A starts.
The 21-year-old fantasista will return to Turin at the end of the season, but there have been strong reports in the press that he will be offloaded again. Although it now seems that a sale or co-ownership deal involving Palermo is out of the question, a loan move may still be a possibility.
Giovinco however insists that he is ready to star for Juve as a first team player.
"These are not decisions that belong to me,†he told Calcio 2000.
“But I say that if you are young and good, it is right that you should play, even in a great team.
“Abroad it works this way, I do not understand why in Italy it should be any different.
“Obviously if the club has chosen another way, and if they decide to put me on loan again, I will accept quietly. But if you ask me, I feel ready to play for Juve.â€
Idols
Giovinco then spoke about the players he idolised as a youngster, and the four names he mentioned were Marco Van Basten, Diego Maradona, Michel Platini and Roberto Baggio.
"I adored Van Basten,†Giovinco stated.
“I watched videos of him, as I did of Maradona, Platini, and Baggio. You tell me the name of a great player and I have devoured his videos. I have watched them thousands of times, so I have memorised them."
Gianni Wilson
GOAL.COM