New Juventus signing Miralem Pjanic will be wearing the legendary No.5 shirt at the Turin club, and hopes to follow the footsteps of now Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane, who wore the same number.
Zidane enjoyed a fruitful spell at Juventus between 1996 and 2001, and Pjanic - who recently joined from AS Roma - is keen on emulating the Frenchman's success, with the Serie A holders looking to win their sixth straight Scudetto next season.
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"I will wear the number 5 shirt. Zidane was my idol and had that number. I'll be proud to wear it," Pjanic said at a news conference (via Four Four Two).
"I knew what the team and club were all about before coming here. I'm here to give my all for the team, achieve big objectives and keep winning.
"I'm delighted to be here. Juventus are a great club with wonderful players and I hope to win plenty of silverware.
"Six straight titles would be a magnificent feat. We'd be rewriting history."
Pjanic also highlights former AC Milan and Juventus star Andre Pirlo as a shining examplebut points out that his game is different from that of the Italian's, despite the comparisons.
Pirlo is a great player, in all the years he was here he was the best midfielder in Serie A, so of-course he's an example," said Pjanic."I won't copy his game, I'll do my best as the Coach asks me.
Obviously we're different, he was an incredible player, exceptional here at Juve but he played everywhere in the past.
The club signed me because they think I'll be very useful, so I'll give my all to become even stronger and become a top player for this team. I'll integrate as well as possible and prove my worth on the pitch.
The comparison with Pirlo is nice obviously, but my game is maybe a little different. Pirlo was a very technical player though, very skilful with the ball at his feet, he did very well for the team.
I think I can do just as well, and I hope to do it.�