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Emre Can says the pursuit of silverware and the chance to follow in the footsteps of his idol Zinedine Zidane convinced him to leave Liverpool for Juventus.

The German midfielder revealed at his unveiling in Turin that the Serie A outfit had been in contact with his agent for "many years".

Can rejected Liverpool's offer of a new contract before completing a free transfer to the Italian champions this summer. He will pocket a £14million signing-on fee to be paid in instalments over the next two years.

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"I had a lot of offers from very good teams," Can said.

"I decided to come to Juventus because I think the project here is very big. They have very big aims. I want to be part of the project here.

"I am really happy to be here. I know how Juventus play, I watched a lot of the games last season. One of my biggest idols was Zidane who played here too.

"My first manager when I started to play football was a huge Juventus fan. When I was six or seven he told me that one day I'd play for Juventus. Now I am here and it's a cool story.

"The club had good contact with my agent for many years. I just know how huge the club is and the mentality of the club - they want to win titles. That's my mentality too. I came here to win titles.

"I think the first target has to be to win Serie A and then comes the Champions League. That has to be our aim. I am here to help the team."

Can, who made the last of his 167 appearances for the Reds in the Champions League final in Kiev, dismissed suggestions that he had fallen out with Jurgen Klopp prior to his departure.

"I had problems with Klopp? No, I had no problems with Klopp. I had a very good relationship with him," Can said.

"At the end he wished me all the best here. I never had problems with Klopp."

Juventus have also been linked with a move for Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo. Asked about the prospect of lining up alongside him, Can said: "For any player it would be great to play with Cristiano Ronaldo.

"I don't know if the club have had contact with him. I just focus on myself but it would be great if he came here."

Can was overlooked for Germany's disastrous World Cup campaign but backed the decision to stick by manager Joachim Low.

"For everyone in Germany it was a disappointing tournament. For all the people and for the team, it didn't go well," he added.

"I don't know why because I wasn't there. We have to come back strongly. Low is a great manager. He won the World Cup last time and I am very happy that he stays."