Arkadiusz Milik got off to a good start at Juventus, bagging three goals in six appearances. He detailed how the transfer to Turin came to be in the summer in an interview with the Polish site Meczyki (via Virgilio).
“I’ve always approached the transfer market with calm, focusing on the pitch and letting my agents do their job. I told them to bother me only if there was a real offer. After a game against Nantes, they relayed that the Bianconeri were after me, and I decided quickly. It has always been my dream to play in such a big club. There are only a handful of them in the world. I’m glad for this opportunity, and I had nothing to lose. Wojciech Szczesny called me often. I knew they tracked Memphis Depay too, but I didn’t have many info.”
Milik confirmed that Juventus tried to sign him directly from Napoli a couple of years ago, but it was another Serie A team that pursued him more aggressively.
“I was indeed close to joining the Old Lady in the past, but the two clubs didn’t reach agreement. The Azzurri also rejected an offer from Roma, which had put more money on the table. It was their decision and I respected it. A player can disagree with the terms of his contract if he doesn’t like them. I’m happy everything worked out in the end and that I ultimately had the chance to move to the Bianconeri anyway.”
Milik will be back on the pitch in Juventus-Bologna following a one-game disqualification stemming from the wild ending versus Salernitana. He picked up his second yellow card celebrating a goal that was eventually wrongfully waived off.
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