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If it wasn\u2019t obvious by now, the only blue jersey that Federico Gatti will be wearing for the foreseeable future will be when he goes on International duty with the Italian national team. Or, of course, during the upcoming season whenever Juventus wear their new light blue away kit for a select number of fixtures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
It won\u2019t be, as we\u2019ve come to find out, because he decided to sign with Napoli.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
No that there had been any sort of rumors in the last couple of weeks that had Gatti suddenly spurning his career in Turin for life in Southern Italy. But the rumors have been there before \u2014 until they suddenly stopped earlier this year. That is because, as Gatti told members of the Italian press who are n Germany for Juventus\u2019 training camp at adidas headquarters, he turned down a potential move to Napoli to play for Antonio Conte earlier this year and decided to stay with the Bianconeri. Not so long after that, Juventus announced that Gatti had officially signed his long-talked about contract extension that now ties him to the club through the 2029-30 season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Here are Gatti\u2019s words, in full, from his interview on Friday where he discussed his decision to stay at Juventus:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n\u201cI never put my future here in doubt. It was very pleasing to be of interest to a coach like Conte, who is one of the top bosses in the world, and of director Giovanni Manna. I thank them so much, because they pushed hard to take me to Napoli. However, I preferred to follow my heart. This is a family, Turin is my home, I grew up here. Let\u2019s just say it was a pretty easy decision in the end.\u201d<\/p>\n