French international Adrien Rabiot has reiterated his desire to play Premier League football.
The Juventus midfielder will be a free agent again this summer, having only joined the Italian club in 2019 from Paris Saint-Germain for nothing.
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Rabiot spoke about his future in a press conference before France vs England
Rabiot was the subject of transfer interest last summer by Manchester United, but he did not move to England.
The 27-year-old has put himself firmly in the spotlight with a starting role for France at the 2022 World Cup.
He enjoyed a brief stint at Manchester City when he was young and Rabiot was full of praise for his time there.
Rabiot said: “It was a very good experience. But I didn’t do a whole season. Everything went well while I was there.
“I really liked the atmosphere, I liked the atmosphere around football. It’s really something that only exists in England. It’s different from France and Italy.
“I’ve always said that I would love to play in England in my career. Will that happen at the end of my career at Juventus? I don’t know. But yeah I still have that desire [to play in the Premier League]. I would like to play in the Premier League.
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Rabiot started for France at this World Cup
When asked if he had a favorite club, he said: “I don’t have a Premier League team in mind at the moment. I haven’t picked a team or anything. It’s a general thing, it’s the championship, it’s the level of play that passes, that’s what attracts me the most. I think that corresponds to my qualities.
Rabiot will face England in the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Saturday at 7 p.m., with the match live on talkSPORT.
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