Sassuolo, Berardi: Ready for a top club, regrets missing Champions League | OneFootball

Domenico Berardi speaks again about his journey at Sassuolo and future prospects, providing an honest and deep assessment of his career in an interview with Il Corriere dello Sport.

Sassuolo, Berardi opens up about the future: “Now I am ready for a big club. Champions League? My biggest regret”

After fifteen years in the black and green, the forward admits he finally feels ready for a move to a big club, also sharing a previously unrevealed backstory.

“I had reached an agreement with a big club”

Berardi reveals that before his serious injury, he had even finalized a deal to move to a big club: “Before I got injured, I had reached an agreement with a big club, all the solutions had been identified. But don't ask me which one, because I won't say.”

A statement that confirms how the transfer was truly on the verge of happening, only to suddenly fall through.

15 years at Sassuolo: maturity, opportunities, and regrets

The bond with Sassuolo remains deep, but Berardi candidly recounts the different phases he has experienced: “I have been at Sassuolo for 15 years: in the early years, I didn't feel ready to leave, in the last five or six, I pushed to go away. But you need three parties, and one of the three was always missing.”

The reference is clear: the club, the player, and the buying club. A combination that never fully aligned.

Among the strongest regrets is the Champions League: “I was disappointed not to be able to play in the Champions League and aim for higher goals. The Champions League is something I have always wanted to experience.”

“Ready for a big club”

Today, Berardi feels that the time has finally come to challenge himself in a different, more ambitious, and more competitive environment. The growth journey, the technical maturity achieved, and managing years of responsibility in black and green make him aware that he still has much to offer at the highest levels.

The future is open, and the desire to engage with more significant stages has never been clearer.

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