Sebastian Giovinco said he has never stopped loving Juventus, and confessed returning to his boyhood club is a dream come true.
The 25-year-old is a product of the Juve youth academy, but left the club for Parma in 2010 on a co-ownership deal after failing to secure regular first team action at the Old Lady.
He re-joined the Turin giants this off-season after an impressive season at the Ennio Tardini, and expressed his delight to have finally come home .
I had lost hope that I could still return to Juve in my first year (away from the club). But I always worked hard because it was a dream to make a comeback, Giovinco told Tuttosport.
I never stopped loving Juventus. And a return the year after the club won the Scudetto is a dream come true.
I started believing in a transfer again towards the end of spring, when talks of a deal became ever more intense. Still, you never know how things would work out, so I only really believed it when the papers were signed.
Joining Juventus again was like coming home. I m back in my hometown, to my club, and close to my family again. It s incredible to play in your own country for one of the biggest teams in the world.
Giovinco has a contract with Juventus until June 2015 after the Bianconeri paid 11 million euros to buy the other 50 per cent of his economic rights from Parma.
