Vieira proud to join Juve

Patrick Vieira feels his move to Juventus is a proud moment in his career.

Patrick Vieira feels his move to Juventus is a proud moment in his career after being unveiled by the Turin giants at a press conference on Friday morning.

The France skipper leaves Arsenal with a heavy heart but felt the challenge of returning to Serie A was too good to turn down.

After formerly representing Milan, Vieira comes back to Italy as an established star and his departure will leave a huge hole in the Arsenal midfield.

"I'm really proud," he enthused. "I'm really happy today because it is a very special day for me.

"In the last few years, Juventus have always been at the top in European football and nationally as well. So, for me, playing for Juventus is a fantastic achievement in my career and I'm really proud and really happy.

"It's going to be a big challenge but I'm going to be ready for that."

Vieira admits it was a tough decision to make when telling Arsene Wenger he wanted to quit Highbury.

"Of course, when you spend nine years somewhere it's always difficult," he insisted. "But, when you make a decision, you think about what you want to achieve.

"Yes, it was quite difficult but that's life.

"I achieved a lot at Arsenal. I think in the nine years I spent there we won a lot of trophies. I move on as I'm in Juventus now.

"I will not want to compare both teams; what I want is to just keep going and keep winning trophies for my new team.

"For me, Juve have been a really stable club for the past few years. When I look at myself, as a human being, as a player, and when I look at Juventus Football Club, it is a perfect club for me."

The move means Vieira's last act in an Arsenal shirt was to score the winning penalty in the FA Cup shoot-out success against Manchester United last May.