The Serbian ace of Juventus said: "I grew up in war time in Novi Sad with my bother Bojan and Milan Jovanovic. It was tough".

"I admired Juve when there was Jugovic. Manchester City wanted me last summer but I decided to go to Juventus despite their offer was lower. Del Piero? He's a legend. I was about to go to Milan, I trained with Tassotti in a stage at Milanello. I saw Shevchenko, Rui Costa and Gattuso. However, they did not take me".