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Roma signing Manolas: Benatia the past, I'm the future!

Kostas Manolas hopes AS Roma fans don't compare him with Mehdi Benatia.

Benatia has left for Bayern Munich just as Manolas arrives from Olympiacos.

"Benatia is a brilliant player. But he's the past, I'm the present.

"How fit do I feel? I'm 100 per cent. I had a full pre-season and played three friendlies. I instantly felt a part of one big family at Trigoria. Torosidis is helping me out a lot.

"The club has big goals. I want to win the Scudetto, as does the whole squad. We can also go far in the Champions League."

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