Come to point in my career where I constantly want to win, proclaims Emerson Palmieri

The full-back, who joined Lyon in the final weeks of the transfer window on loan for the remainder of the season, also played a key role with Italy, after Leonardo Spinazzola's injury, at Euro 2020 and helped the Azzurri win the tournament with stellar performances against Spain and England. However, in light of his double trophy winning season, Emerson Palmieri has admitted that he wants to keep that winning run going, and has set targets for himself this season.

"I have always been confident that I could do well but this year after the Champions League and the Euros I am much more confident and in a good mental place. I have come to a point in my career and now the difficult part is to maintain this level. Every year, at the start of a season I have targets that I look to reach in terms of games, goals and assists and so on. I am really confident this season is going to be a great one,” Emerson told Sky Sports.