Juventus midfielder Tiago has revealed he would like to make his loan move to Atletico Madrid permanent.

GettyImagesTiago has turned his loan deal at Atletico into a permanent contract

Tiago, previously at Benfica and Chelsea, has struggled to make an impact in Serie A since his 2007 move from Lyon and was allowed to leave on loan for Atletico in January.

The move to Vicente Calderon appears to have rejuvenated his career and, after impressing coach Quique Sanchez Flores, he has said he would like to remain in Spain beyond the end of the season.

"It's too early to talk about my future, but I would like to continue here," he said. "It's good to have the confidence of the coach.

"I'm playing and that's always positive. I came here to help the team and try to play as many games as possible, and for now I'm achieving both objectives. I'm improving and I'm feeling better than in the first matches."

Meanwhile, former Juve midfielder Marco Tardelli has hit out at the club for the decisions that he believes led to their current poor form.

Tardelli, now assistant manager of Republic of Ireland, played for Juve from 1975 to 1985 and was part of the club's administrative council in 2006, the year the club was demoted to Serie B and stripped of its titles as a result of the Calciopoli scandal.

"Does it really surprise me that Juventus have slid to seventh and are at risk of not qualifying for the Champions League? No, I have seen it coming for a long time," Tardelli told Tuttosport.

"They didn't want to understand things and today Juventus find themselves in this situation. Personally I have said it many times. We needed to start on the right path three years ago. In the meantime, important numbers have been spent without the results giving those choices any comfort.

"But they never listened to me, preferring to support those who were never worried about football. Sure, it was necessary to start the work of renewal before. Now it occurs to Juventus that they have to start again."