New AS Roma signing Artem Dovbyk, coming off a breakout season in LaLiga, referred to his former side Girona as a “small team” during his introduction with the Serie A mainstay Friday.
The 27-year-old Ukrainian striker scored 24 goals and contributed eight assists in 36 matches last season for the Catalonian club, who finished third in LaLiga after being title contenders for most of the campaign. Girona signed him from Ukrainian club Dnipro-1 in 2023.
“Last season was fantastic for me, but the time had come to take a step forward,” Dovbyk said. “[The pressure] will be different. Girona are a small team in Spain; Roma are an important entity in Italy with a lot of history.
“It won’t be the same. I know the pressure will be there, but football without pressure isn’t football.”
