Francisco Conceição is my biggest support, Juventus? A huge challenge… | OneFootball

João Mário was announced as a reinforcement for Juventus at the end of July, but only this Thursday did he have his official presentation at a press conference. The former FC Porto player highlighted the demands of the Portuguese club and pointed out Francisco Conceição as one of his main supports.

"Francisco Conceição is my main support, I've known him for a long time. We played together on the right and spent a lot of time together. I've already built a good relationship with all my teammates, I was very well received and created bonds with everyone, not only off the field, but also on it. It's very important to improve our understanding to help the team, so we are prepared to enter the championship in the best possible way," began the former FC Porto player.

"I have to work to improve my strengths. It's definitely a competitive league, with a lot of intensity, which will help me improve my defensive weaknesses and keep me focused on that," he continued.

"Alberto Costa? A Portuguese player with great potential to whom I wish the best. He has now moved to a club with a great history like FC Porto, and I hope he is successful in his experience. I know he is a candidate for the Portugal national team, but I think I can only give my best to be called up," said the right-back about his replacement at the dragons.

"João Cancelo is a player who inspires me a lot, he is similar to what I try to do on the field. I admire him a lot, he gave me great advice, we have a good relationship, but we didn't discuss my transfer, but I'm sure he's happy with it. Being here, however, motivates me," confessed the Portuguese.

"The challenge is huge. Juventus has a tradition of great legends, not just defensively. My goal will be to improve defensively and I believe there is no better place than Juventus to develop this aspect. The technical team and the coach are working with me on this. I think it can be a good season for all of us," he added.

"It's a great club with a great history. I'm proud to be here, I'm motivated to help the team. I would like to contribute to achieving as many victories as possible that this club deserves," he stated.

"I come from FC Porto, so I can help the team. This was the goal of this first part of the pre-season and I want to continue. I feel that playing in a club like FC Porto, with the pressure to win, has accustomed me to this environment. I want to turn the pressure into something positive. Juventus is used to winning and has this goal every season. My past experience helps me in this. I want to give my best here," concluded the international for the Portuguese national team.

João Mário arrived at the Italian club for a fee of around 12 million euros, with FC Porto reserving 10% of the pass in a possible future transfer, having also declared "intermediation service charges of 5% of the transaction amount".

The right-back has already debuted with the bianconeri jersey, adding about 80 minutes in two matches, against Borussia Dortmund and Atalanta, having registered an assist for a goal in the last match.

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