After 12 seasons on the membership – solely interrupted by a solitary marketing campaign at Milan – Leonardo Bonucci and Juventus are lastly splitting.
In latest weeks, rising studies indicated in the direction of an inevitable divorce. Whereas the captain was decided to stay on the membership and battle to earn again a spot in Max Allegri’s formation, the administration has different concepts.
On Thursday night, a number of main Italian information sources are reporting the identical story: Juventus have determined to oust Bonucci.
This contains well-known Italian switch market skilled Gianluca Di Marzio and La Gazzetta dello Sport journalist Giovanni Albanese.
The sources reveal how Bianconeri administrators Cristiano Giuntoli and Giovanni Manna paid the defender a go to whereas on trip in Tuscany.
The membership officers advised the 36-year-old that he’s not part of the technical venture and should discover himself a brand new lodging.
The Euro 2020 was reportedly shocked upon studying the information. He’ll nonetheless report back to coaching on Monday to kickstart his pre-season preparations.
Nevertheless, Bonucci received’t be part of the Juventus squad within the upcoming United States summer season tour. He can even practice individually at Continassa.
Now it’s as much as the participant’s agent Alessandro Lucci to provide you with an answer in the marketplace.
Within the meantime, Danilo will formally turn into the primary captain at Juventus after sporting the armband for almost all of final season.