Rome: Udinese attacker Alexis Sanchez has made it clear that he wants to join Barcelona in order to develop into the best player in the world.
The 22-year-old is one of the most sought-after players of the summer transfer window and is widely believed to be on his way to the Catalan giants ahead of the 2011-12 campaign.
Gino Pozzo, the son of Udinese owner Giampaolo Pozzo, recently revealed that Sanchez had no preference between a move to either Barcelona or Manchester City.
However, Sport quotes the Chilean as saying: "I dream of playing for Barcelona, because I have the chance to win a lot of trophies there. My biggest objective is to win a lot of silverware.
"I am still a young player, but I have the ambition to become the best player in the world. I need to be more clinical in front of the goal, but I am very eager to continue developing into a better player. My biggest secret is perhaps my humility."
The forward went on to say that opposition defenders hold no fear for him, adding: "I am not afraid of any defender. When they're trying to hit me, I just tell them to play football or go boxing.
"I don't even know the name of my opponent most of the time. I go out with the goal to beat them and get past them. I don't respond to provocations."
A representative from Udinese claimed last week that Barca were on the verge of concluding a deal for Sanchez, but Premier League side Manchester City have not given up hope of launching a last-ditch attempt to hijack the deal.
Comments
0 comment