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West Ham loanee: 'Pogba my role model, Pioli the best manager I've had'

West Ham loanee: 'Pogba my role model, Pioli the best manager I've had'

Edimilson Fernandes, arrived in the summer of 2018 at Fiorentina on loan from West Ham. The Swiss International spoke with La Gazzetta dello Sport about his experience in Italy and the future of his career: "We must certainly grow in scoring goals. Nothing is impossible thanks the value of attackers such as Simeone, Chiesa and Pjaca. I'm talking about three international players of absolute value".

"The champion I admire the most? Messi. My ideal midfielder? I have always been inspired by Pogba. The French player is a real phenomenon. He is a 'number 8'. A midfielder that tries to guarantee speed, quality and maybe even assists and goals. In Fiorentina I'm late. I have not managed to make a decisive goal yet. But the season is still long ".

“Pioli? I’ve never had a manager like him. He is a smart person, very quiet but also very determined. I’ve learned so much thanks to him. I feel more complete, when I was at West Ham there wasn’t too much attention on the positioning.”

“Future? It’s not the right time to talk about this. At Fiorentina we can qualify for Europe but we need to improve our results.”