Trez proud of Juve

Trez proud of Juve
Thursday 19 February, 2009

Juventus and France striker David Trezeguet has spoken of how proud he is to play for the Turin giants.

The 31-year-old joined the Bianconeri in 2000 and is the most prolific foreign goalscorer in the club's history.

“To belong to the history of Juventus like Michel Platini and Zinedine Zidane is a great honour,” Trezeguet told Le Figaro.

“This team is a family, one of the few where players stay for decades,” he said, referring to the likes of Ale Del Piero.

When asked if he would consider finishing his career with Juventus, Trezeguet replied: “It's a possibility.”

The former Monaco youngster recently underwent an operation on both his knees and has played on just two occasions this season.

“After the physical problems of the last few months it's best not to make too many plans. My contract expires in 2011.

“I have yet to fix a date for how long I will continue playing here, where I am very well,” he concluded.

Le Figaro dedicated a whole page to Juventus, praising the Bianconeri's speedy recovery after Calciopoli and relegation to Serie B in 2006.

Juventus administrator delegate Jean-Claude Blanc was also interviewed for the piece and recalled those dark days.

“We had 100 days not to die,” Blanc revealed. “We needed to take decisions very quickly to establish a new budget without the Champions League and to re-negotiate with Nike and Sky.

“We also had to convince the players most representative of the team to stay despite the relegation to Serie B.

“I have a great respect for players like Gigi Buffon, Ale Del Piero and Pavel Nedved. They could have left for any team, but accepted our adventure.”

Juventus were promoted from Serie B in 2007 and finished third in Serie A last season. They currently lie second and are nine points behind leaders Inter.

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