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Antonio Di Natale to remain at Udinese

Di Natale to remain at Udinese
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Udinese striker Antonio Di Natale vows to remain at the Italian outfit "for life".

Udinese striker Antonio Di Natale has vowed to remain at the Italian outfit "for life", in light of reported interest from Juventus.

The 35-year-old, who has scored 158 league goals in nine years for the Serie A club, has been strongly linked with a move to the Italian champions this summer.

"I think that what I've done with Udinese will go down in the history of the club. I don't see that as something insignificant," he told FIFA.com.

"The truth is that I've found my natural home in Friuli and I've never thought about leaving a team, a town and a family - the Pozzos (Giampaolo Pozzo is Udinese's president) - who have adopted me like a son.

"I miss Naples and I'm proud to be Neapolitan, but Udine is like a second home for me. I'm feeling great here and I feel the love from the fans. When Juventus contacted me, I told their president that I wanted to stay here. That's how we decided that I'd stay here for life."

Di Natale rejected the chance to join Juve in 2010.

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Udinese's Antonio Di Natale celebrates a goal against Lazio on April 20, 2013
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