Udinese midfielder Samardzic: When I returned no-one called me s***

Udinese midfielder Lazar Samardzic has assured fans of his commitment.

Samardzic saw a move to Inter Milan fall through last summer, while interest from Juventus arrived during the January market.

He told Udinese Tonight: "I have always tried not to pay attention to the transfer rumours, at the beginning it was complicated, but I spoke with many friends and the coach and they reassured me.

"I feel very comfortable in Udine, I have always said so. I have Udinese in my heart and I want to grow further here. It wasn't easy to hear people speaking badly about me. It's true that I was close to Inter and then it didn't end well... Okay, let's leave it at that (laughs).

"I can still improve and I feel good here, everyone is happy that I stayed. When they stop me they all compliment me and the team was also happy that I stayed. Nobody told me that I'm s***. This he helped me."