Fiorentina midfielder Riccardo Montolivo would prefer to remain in Serie A if he is to leave the Florence club.

Montolivo is set to quit Fiorentina after rejecting new contract talks.

"I want to continue playing in Italy," he told the Corriere dello Sport. "There is still plenty of time for an experience abroad.

"I'd like to play for a side in the Champions League. After all, who wouldn't?

"Juventus? They will certainly get back to winning ways. They have gone through a particularly difficult period, but I don't think they will be missing from the top of the game for too much longer."