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Arturo Vidal: I want to win three Champions Leagues with Barca

The Chilean midfielder also hailed Lionel Messi as the best player in history

Vidal ha sido presentado como nuevo jugadro del FC Barcelona / | ATLAS
Lluís Mascaró

Arturo Vidal is confident. He showed that in his first press conference as a Barcelona player. After his signing he was presented at Camp Nou on Monday and said: "I am very happy to arrive at Barcelona. For me it's the best club in the world, where the best players are. I come with a lot of enthusiasm to win everything. With a lot of energy and a lot of heart."

"To arrive at Barca is a much higher step than Bayern. I want to win all the titles with Barca. At the age of 15 I promised my mother, one night when she arrived home very tired at the house from work, that I would be one of the best. I played for many important sides and now I'm at the best in the world."

On Messi: "There are a lot of great players here, but Messi is the best in history and I hope to be at the right level to be his team-mate, I will try and help him in everything. I'm coming here to be a starter, to earn my place among the best."

On Barca style: "I want to adapt as quickly as possible. We will see what the coach wants. The important thing for all players in the end is not style but to win titles. I want to speak with the coach to see what he needs from me. But I come here willing to help him with everything. I want to show all my qualities."

On fitness: "Physically I'm doing well, happy as I've been training for a month and I'm fit. In this moment I just think about training, starting to play and starting to win titles, but the coach will decide (when I'm ready)."

Aims: I hope to be able to win three Champions Leagues in three years with Barca."

 

Madrid, who knocked Bayern out twice: I'm not anti-Madridista. I'm the opponent of all teams Barca will play from now. I have no scores to settle with Madrid, I have one to settle with myself whih is to win the Champions League. Now I come to the best team in the world hoping to do it. We'll see what happens when we play vs Madrid."