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Roma winger Kluivert doesn't envy ex-Ajax pals

Justin Kluivert insists he has no regrets joining AS Roma.

The winger left Ajax for the Giallorosso last summer and seen his former team reach the Champions League quarterfinals.

“I'll always follow Ajax as someone who loves them," the winger told <>Fox Sports.

“I have no regrets about joining Roma, but sometimes I think it would've been great to play in a team like the one who beat Real.

“I've grown a lot at Roma, also as a person. Living alone makes you stronger. I've learned a lot, but it's not necessarily true that I wouldn't have improved at Ajax

“I don't know if staying in the Netherlands would've let me break into Koeman's national team.

“I believe that everything happens for a reason. Maybe it would've been the same."

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