AC Milan English centre-back with Canadian origins, Fikayo Tomori, granted an interesting interview to the microphones of Reuters. Here are his words:
"There was certainly disappointment on my side (about not making it to the England Euros squad). But it had a kind of spurring on factor, I guess you could say a carrot. I want to go to a major tournament with England, I want to have the opportunity to be there."
On playing the Champions League with Milan:
"Playing in the Champions League with Milan is a great opportunity to showcase myself, to show what I can do. “I am motivated to go to the World Cup in 2022, which would be a dream. There is still a long way to go, a lot of football to play, so I have to make sure I am right in Milan and we will see from there."
On his play-time:
"In 2020 I wasn’t playing a lot. I wasn’t really happy; things were not going well for me. Then 2021 comes and suddenly I am in Milan, a new country, playing for AC Milan, fighting for the league and getting into the Champions League. Then the new season starts, I have seen San Siro for the first time with fans. It has been a whirlwind, but I am loving it."
On facing Liverpool tomorrow in the Champions League:
"Everyone knows how formidable it is. They won the league and the Champions League with this front three and they have added to it. It is going to be a test for us. Individually we have to be strong, we have to be fighters. Collectively we have to do the same thing. They pose threats to every defence in Europe. We know it is going to be a difficult night, but these are the games we want to be playing in, these are the situations that will make us better as a team and as individuals."
On the Istanbul final and the Athens final:
"I remember both games, Istanbul especially because it was such a historic game. It is hard to ignore the history between the two clubs in this competition."
On the goal in the Champions League competition:
"For us, getting through to the last 16 would be great. But for a club like Milan, I don’t think we can put a limit on what we can do."
source: reuters.com
