De Rossi wishes 'exemplary' Pjanic well at Juve

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Miralam Pjanic completed a €32million move from Roma to Juventus on Monday, and Daniele De Rossi has wished his former team-mate well.

Daniele De Rossi is sad to see Miralem Pjanic leave Roma but has wished his "exemplary" former team-mate well at Juventus.

Pjanic completed a €32million move from the Giallorossi to Juve on Monday, the Bosnia-Herzegovina playmaker signing a five-year deal with the Serie A champions.

And while De Rossi will miss partnering Pjanic in the centre of Roma's midfield after nearly five years together, he bears no ill-feeling about his decision to swap the capital for Turin.

Speaking after Italy's Euro 2016 victory over Belgium on Monday, De Rossi said: "From the very first day that he arrived at Roma, he was an exemplary team-mate. 

"He always trained at 100 per cent. I wish him good luck. I'm sorry that he's joining our strongest rivals, but football is like this. 

"We'll move on. On a football level, I hope he doesn't win the league. But on a human level, I hope he does well."