Diego Godin is dreaming of taking Inter back to the Champions League final after joining the club this summer.

The Uruguay international arrived on a free transfer from Atletico Madrid and began preseason training with the Nerazzurri last week.

Godin gave his first interview as an Inter player to Gazzetta dello Sport on Saturday, and he is setting the bar high for his time in Italy.

“It was explained to me during negotiations that Inter’s objective is to win things,” he said.

“I know what it takes to reach the Champions League final and it’s very difficult, but getting there again with Inter is a dream I have present in my mind.”

Antonio Conte is determined to end Juventus’ dominance in Serie A this season and Godin seemed similarly ambitious.

“We’ll need hard work and ambition to beat them and I don’t know if we can do it this year, but I can guarantee we’ll try,” he assured.

“If we want to challenge Juve we have to understand it won’t be enough just to do well in the head-to-head matches. The games against them are no more important than all the other games.”

Juve were one of a number of clubs to have made Godin an offer in previous years, but the Bianconeri could not prize him away from Madrid.

Manchester United and Manchester City had also made approaches, but Godin assured nobody had convinced him quite like Inter.

“Inter were the first club to make a move for me this year and they did so with much more conviction than other clubs,” Godin explained.

“They showed me their plans for the future and they’re ambitious, like me. I liked the idea of being part of these plans and helping them come to fruition.

“It was different this time because my contract was expiring, but I can tell you that no club convinced me quite like Inter had.”

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