Jens Petter Hauge, the young talented Norwegian winger, granted an interview to The Athletic. He talked about his new adventure with the Rossoneri and much more. Here are his words:
"I was talking with my agents to make a small plan. I wanted to move on to the next round of the Europa League Preliminaries with Bodo/Glimt by winning the match against Milan. Bodo at that stage was 18 or 19 points ahead in the league over second in the standings and I was confident that even if I left, they would still be winning the championship. That was the right time for me to leave my club."
On Milan:
" Everything went fast. My mother thought that it was a big step for me to move to Milan and Italy, a new language to know and things like that. We have nearly 50,000 people living here in Bodo. It's a bit small, especially now that I live in a big city, so obviously it's a big change for me."
On the players who inspired him when he was younger:
"When I was young, I watched players who played with both feet. It seemed like a good quality to have. All my life, I have used both left and right to shoot and pass, so now it comes narurally to me to use both feet. I watch Didier Drogba, Frank Lampard, and Juan Mata. But when I grew a little older, I started watching Eden Hazard. He is my favourite."
Regarding the choice of AC Milan:
"I am very happy to have chosen AC Milan. I have fun every day here. It is a new opportunity for me to learn new things about this team, the Italian language and the city. On the language I can tell you that at the beginning I only knew a few key words of football so that I could understand what was being said on the pitch. When you hear the sounds and words every day you start learning them very quickly. Sometimes Ibrahimovic translates for me."
Hauge on his first goal in Serie A against Napoli:
"It was a fantastic evening. I remember seeing that things were going well for Bodo before our game, so I was pretty sure they would win the championship. To finish with a goal and get the three points in a really difficult stadium was a great feeling."
