Dejan Kulusevski has made quite the start to life at Tottenham following his January transfer move from Juventus. Hitting the ground running with goals and assists, Spurs' results have picked up to help them move into the final Champions League spot.
A huge hit with Tottenham supporters since his move from Turin, his Spurs teammates have also really taken to him in his short time at the club. Following a training session at Hotspur Way just after the international break, a number of the squad departed their Enfield base wearing various versions of Kulusevski's Sweden national team jersey.
"I really like my teammates here, both as people and as players," the Swede told the club's matchday programme. "So, the first thing I said when we went on international duty last month is that I wanted all their shirts, and then it was my time to bring them my shirts. They then all put them on, it was just funny."
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Joining Juventus after Fabio Paratici made his move to bring the attacker to Turin from Atalanta following such a successful loan spell with Parma, the Italian lured the 21-year-old to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in January to help boost the team's attack. Given a frustrating final few months at Juventus, Kulusevski is really pleased with how his move has turned out so far.
"I think that I wanted to show everybody what l could do. I think I maybe became even more motivated. I love proving people wrong, so I was very hungry when I came here," he admitted.
"But, still, I knew it would be very, very difficult to arrive in a new league and everything that comes with that. A lot of things had to click, and honestly, everything has clicked so well. With the coaches, they found the perfect position for me, so l can have the ball a lot, attack the goal and have opportunities to score goals and assist my teammates.
"I think you can see, when I play, I play freely, without really thinking, without worrying about mistakes, I just play my game. That is when I play at my best. I am happy when I can do that.
"And my teammates have been amazing. From the first day, I got a really warm welcome and, on the pitch, we have fun together - that's very good. I also knew some of them from before. The most important thing is that we have fun away from the pitch, and we are like a family, and then, on the pitch, everything is easier.
"There is a really positive feeling here right now. I don't think I've ever been a part of something like this before -a team winning so much and, so far, finding it so easy to score. But we have to remain humble and keep playing as we are because we are all enjoying it, the players, the coaches, the staff and the fans."
