It fills me with enthusiasm.

Roma head coach Gian Piero Gasperini spoke to Sky Sport ahead of the start of the season.

The Italian technician spoke from Roma’s training camp in England.

“It’s been a month since we started. We’ve already accomplished a lot together. The key objective is to gain credibility and make the fans happy. I hope the time it takes will be as short as possible.”

On Roma’s transfer market, “We need to look at what has been done so far: all the young guys who have already had important experiences have arrived.”

“The project they initially proposed to me filled me with great enthusiasm. When you approach a different type of market, they may have different costs, a different age, and in the long run, they may be less effective. This is the strong motivation that made me say, “If I can do this in Rome too, it would be extraordinary.” The decision to come here was made during my last game with Atalanta.”

On Dybala-Soulé coexistence: “Both players can coexist: it’s true that both are left-footed, but when one has the qualities he can play anywhere.”

“The captain’s armband? Everyone can do it. In a team there must always be more potential captains and to do so they must have the requirements.”

“We’d all like to have a competitive and immediately cohesive team, but I can’t promise that. This is clearly the goal, but the team’s playing spirit is also crucial.”