Chukwueze: "Here for the fans"
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00:00 It was a great feeling when I heard AC Miller was looking for me and they wanted to sign
00:07 me. I was a little bit nervous and everything and through all my social media I was seeing
00:13 the Zaria fans, AC Miller fans writing me, sending me messages to come to the club. They
00:19 are amazing people, that's the most. The first expression was the fans, they are the people
00:24 that made me come here because the way they were sending me messages, tagging me, telling
00:28 me so many things to come to the club. That was actually what made me to come here because
00:32 the way they were sending me messages on my Instagram pages was amazing. I think the fans
00:38 are amazing also. That's what made me to come here.
00:41 They told me I thought he was joking or maybe, I thought he was joking but literally when
00:47 he sent me the draft contract of AC Miller I was like, let me think about it and see
00:51 what he's doing. I didn't think about it twice or thrice, I said okay, I think I need to
00:56 make another step with this in the running.
00:59 During six years you keep learning, every year you keep learning, every time you keep
01:03 learning. I think it's the most important thing. Six years in Spain I think I learned
01:06 so many things and I have done so many things in European football. Making this kind of
01:12 advice in my career I think is the most important thing for me and I think I can't wait to start
01:17 playing here because I think here I can develop even more and I think I can't wait to hear
01:22 the fans chant. That's the most important thing I've been waiting for.
01:25 We joke about it since the last time we first started coming here. He said, someone very
01:30 similar, he said, very nice club, he said best club, don't hesitate to sign with them,
01:34 they are fantastic, they have good people and their fans are amazing. I said, so tell
01:39 me more about it, how do you feel when you're playing against them? He said, their fans
01:43 are amazing, they are crazy about football and everything. I said okay, no problem.
01:46 I said, but don't worry, I hope you know I'm going to win you. He said, let's see how you
01:51 go. So we just joke about it. He's a good guy. He was the major one that told me to
01:56 sign for AC Milan also because he said I should come to Italy.
02:00 I can't wait to meet them in person and I can't wait to see them because I think they
02:06 are amazing people and I've seen them play and I can't wait to play with them. I think
02:10 they can make me to be even more better because seeing them playing in European competitions
02:15 and everything I think they seem perfectly good and I think they can help the team also
02:20 because signing them is the most important thing for the club and for everything I think.
02:24 When I was a child, only Ricardo Kaka. When he won the Champions League against Manchester
02:32 United and the way he touched the ball with his head and defended the champion, that was
02:37 amazing. So I think Ricardo Kaka was one of the best players I loved in AC Milan because
02:43 he was fantastic. He was good actually. When I watched some of his clips on YouTube, I
02:49 saw all the amazing things he did. He was in AC Milan shirts. I think he's an amazing
02:54 player. Then I played with Baka that played in AC Milan also because he played in Villarreal
02:59 also. So I contacted him to ask him about the club and everything. He told me they are
03:03 amazing, they are nice. So I asked so many questions because I really love AC Milan.
03:08 I think it's an amazing club. They are a history club also. So I asked them and they
03:14 told me it's fantastic and I should make a move for it.
03:18 What was the most difficult thing about playing in Africa?
03:21 When I was growing up, it was a little bit difficult in Africa. Africa is where you have
03:26 to work hard to show everything, working hard to come to Europe so that you develop your
03:30 talent and everything. In Africa, you have to do so many things to become who you are
03:35 today. So in Africa, developing talent and everything was very hard. But through the
03:41 hard work and everything, God's grace and everything, I think everything worked perfectly
03:47 fine. It makes me do it because there are so many obstacles for me to become what I
03:51 am today. Obstacles from Africa, from Europe and everything. But today, it wasn't easy.
03:58 My mum said, "I love you to play football." African mothers, they don't want to hear.
04:03 They don't believe. You have to study and everything. But things change. When God said
04:08 that this is your destiny, this is your destiny. Things change. My mum bought my boots and
04:12 everything. Last night, he believed in football. He trusted the process. Before, he didn't
04:19 trust the process, but now he trusts the process.
04:21 What is your favourite place to play?
04:23 I love to play in the right wing. It's the most important place. When I watch Ajan Robin
04:28 and everything, because he's my idol, I watch him so much. I watch his YouTube clips and
04:33 everything. He's a fantastic player. He cuts in his shoot, he crosses, he's so fast. He
04:38 can dribble anybody he wants to dribble. So, I watch so many of his clips because he's
04:43 so fantastic and he's good. That's a player I always love to watch. Although injury-kissing,
04:47 but he's a fantastic player.
04:49 What is your favourite sport?
04:51 I don't like stress, but I love being on my own. I love making friends also. I love travelling.
04:56 That's the most important thing. To travel, to see cities, to see something new. I love
05:00 to taste so many food. I love food. That's the most important thing. I love to taste
05:05 food and taste so many food. I hope I will taste so many Italian restaurants and taste
05:10 their food. That's the only thing I love to do. I'm actually a cool guy. I'm humble. I'm
05:15 hard-working. That's the most important thing. Hard-working, but inside the pitch, it's focus.
05:20 Outside the pitch, it's just joking around. But inside the pitch, it's business. That's
05:23 what makes you who you are.
05:26 What's your favourite place to play?
05:29 Hi, Arizona. I can't wait to see you guys in San Siro. I can't wait to hear you people
05:34 chant and chant my name also. I can't wait to score so many goals in San Siro Stadium
05:39 and in the AC Milan shirt. See you guys soon.
05:42 (kiss)
05:44 (whooshing)