Kwadwo Asamoah says he feels privileged to play alongside the likes of Andrea Pirlo, Gigi Buffon and Carlos Tevez at Juventus.

The 25-year-old is also pleased with his own personal form this season, saying that the absence of an African Cup of Nations has benefitted his club form.

“We are in the run in for the Scudetto and I have just signed a one year extension until 2018,” Asamoah told BBC.

“Last season when I came back from the African Cup of Nations I had lost so much energy, I wasn’t the same player from the one who started the tournament.

“But this year everything is going very well for me, I can say I have played well in every match.

“My love for the Old Lady is complete.

“I really am happy to be here in Turin.

“And I am happy to be playing with great champions like Andrea Pirlo, Gianluigi Buffon and Carlos Tevez.

“It’s a great privilege to play with them.

“They have something inside them, I am learning from them.

“Andrea is incredible. He is one of the best in the world.”