After realising it would be difficult for him to get regular playing time at Manchester United during the 2020/21 season, Andreas Pereira joined Lazio on a loan deal last summer.
The midfielder saw his first team opportunities limited with the Serie A side as he made only three league starts and 23 more appearances from the bench. In addition to this, he made two more starts in the cup competition.
Pereira has two more years left on his contract with the Red Devils, but he has expressed his desire to continue with the Italian capital club, even though he struggled for regular minutes at Lazio.
“Future? I would like to stay and play for Lazio again, but this depends on the talks with United and what Manchester will want to do,” he said during an interview with ColinInterview, as relayed by La Lazio Siamo Noi.
“I have a contract with the club, it’s like a second home for me. I have been there since I was 16, I always talk to the people who work in the club.”
The Belgium-born Brazil international has made it clear he wants a move away from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side and also insisted he would be a perfect fit in La Liga.
He made these claims when asked to differentiate between the three leagues in England, Italy and Spain.
“Premier League, Serie A and La Liga? They are great leagues. The English one is very physical, made up of contact. And as you can see, I don’t have the ideal body (laughs). Seriously, I loved playing in England. But the Spanish league suits my style of play more. More technical, you have to think fast,” Pereira explained.
The 25-year-old also shared his thoughts on his former manager, José Mourinho.
“When I arrived at United, many players told me that it was difficult with him [Mourinho]. That he demanded a lot from the players. I told myself it was normal for a coach of that level,” the Manchester United player said.
“When we started training, everything went well. I we had a good relationship with him because we spoke in Portuguese. But the players were exhausted, we felt that he was asking too much of us.”
