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Southampton midfielder Mario Lemina thinks that working with Marcelo Bielsa helped to make sure he was ready as a player when he joined Juventus.
Lemina played under the current head coach of Leeds United during her stint on the south coast of France in Marseille.
The midfielder broke into the Marseille club while Bielsa was a regular and Argentina 's efforts to develop it came to fruition when Juventus rushed to land him at the club. summer 2015.
Lemina admits that he has to be very focused when he plays for Bielsa, but attributes to the Leeds boss having prepared him to face Juventus.
He told the French magazine France Football: "Working with Bielsa, I needed to progress, because it's really difficult, it takes a lot of concentration.
"It allowed me to be ready when I arrived at Juventus, where I had to focus on the defensive aspect [of the game], the tactics "
Lemina, interested in many clubs, is expected to leave Southampton this summer, but the midfielder insists that he's not forced to join a Champions League team.
"It would be a bonus", he said, when asked if playing in the Champions League would be important in a new club.
"If I have the opportunity to play this season, why not, but I'm really trying to regain consistency, to become an important player in a team with ambitious goals.
"I need to play!
"It's really my priority.
"I want to show everyone what I can do."
Arsenal and Manchester United have been linked to Lemina, but none can offer the former Marseille football player the Champions League.
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