Presenting Ben Godfrey: the press conference
The British defender : "I'm thrilled to be here"
The Centro Bortolotti hosted the press conference and presentation interview of Ben Godfrey, the 26-year-old centre-back joining Atalanta from Everton on a permanent move.
Doing the honours was Atalanta CEO Luca Percassi: "We're prideful to present our first summer signing, who landed in Bergamo at the end of sensible and long-lived negotiations. Yet, both Ben and his agent have shown that, since the very first day of brokering, they strongly wanted to move to Atalanta even at the cost of rejecting countless offers, especially the Premier League ones that showed at their doors. Ben is a staunch representative of the Atalanta spirit: he has climbed up the ladder of English football, from the fourth division to the Premier League one step at a time. He deserves full credit for his achievements, he earned it all through hard work".
"As soon as I knew about Atalanta's interest - Godfrey wished to unravel- I realized right away that there was one and only one Club I'd rather be and now here I am. After watching a few games last season and the extraordinary season Atalanta had, I'm just thrilled to be here. I wish to tender my acknowledgement to the Percassi family, the Sporting Director Tony D’Amico and coach Gasperini himself, who all seconded my signing".