New Manchester City right-back Danilo has revealed that a phonecall from Pep Guardiola was all he needed to make the decision to move to City. The Brazilian signed from Real Madrid last week and he cannot wait to get started.
Speaking on City’s pre-season tour of the US, Danilo said, “I see that this team is a great team, with great professionals and a great coach, so I expect it will be a very good challenge. I’m going to try my best to adapt as soon as possible. I see the potential in this side, so I shall do my best.
“All these big teams have very skilful players. Real Madrid had the best players, but I’m very motivated for this challenge. It wasn’t a difficult decision to choose City over Chelsea. The moment Pep called me, I knew what I had to do. It was very fast.
“I was training with Real Madrid, Pep called me and I was very motivated to make this change and start to work with him.” Yes, Real did try to persuade me to stay, but I was sure I needed to change. I needed to find a place where I had more options.
“In all the teams I have played for, the objective has always been to be winners. And I have no doubt we can win the Champions League – that’s why I chose this team.”
