Inter midfielder Ivan Perisic believes Juventus do not dominate Serie A like Bayern Munich do in the Bundesliga and admits that was one of the reasons he moved to San Siro.

The Croatia international joined Roberto Mancini's side from Wolfsburg in the close-season and insists he did not do that to settle for second or third place in the table.

Ahead of the big Derby d'Italia at home to Juve - who have won the last four Scudettos - on Sunday, Perisic is hoping Inter can prove the title race is wide open.

"If you had told me we would have 16 points after seven games, I would have taken that," the 26-year-old told La Gazzetta dello Sport. "I wouldn't take the final third place though, nor even second.

"I was already second last season with Wolfsburg. I left Germany among other things because I understood that competing with Bayern was impossible. There is much more balance here, I see seven or eight teams capable of going all the way.

"We were discussing an extension. For a few months they not only failed to sign the two or three men that would allow them to take a leap forwards in quality, they also lost some indispensable elements.

"When Kevin De Bruyne told me that he was leaving [Wolfsburg to join Manchester City], that cleared every doubt."