DBasia.news – Danilo revealed the reason for choosing the number 13 jersey at Juventus. There is a philosophy behind the Bianconeri’s new recruits’ choice.
Juventus inaugurated Danilo’s transfer on Thursday (8/8). Danilo and and some funds were part of Joao Cancelo’s transfer to Manchester City.
The reason, Joao Cancelo has chosen a market price of 60 million pounds. Meanwhile, Danilo only has a price tag of 34 million pounds.
This transfer is considered equally beneficial to both teams. Manchester City will receive an aggressive wing-back who is favored by Pep Guardiola, while Juventus has accepted Danilo who tends to be defensive.
According to the Brazilian wing-back, he will have no trouble playing in Serie A. Moreover, there is a former team-mate when defending FC Porto, Alex Sandro.
“I spoke with Alex Sandro during the negotiation period. He is an important person in my life as we have been friends for 10 years,” Danilo said.
“In my opinion, there will be no difficulty in adapting to Serie A. I know that survival is very important in Italy. I am 28 years old and ready to learn new things.”
“I was joking with Cristiano Ronaldo on wanting his number 7 jersey. In the end, I chose my number 13 jersey because of numerology. The number 13 represents something new,” he added.
Juventus has made Danilo have a quite luxurious career. Previously, the 28-year-old defender had defended Manchester City and Real Madrid.