{"id":611451,"date":"2022-03-31T16:11:52","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T20:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=611451"},"modified":"2022-03-31T16:12:45","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T20:12:45","slug":"juventus-boss-massimiliano-allegri-real-madrid-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/03\/31\/juventus-boss-massimiliano-allegri-real-madrid-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"Juventus Boss Massimiliano Allegri Reveals Real Madrid Agreement Last Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri has revealed that he had agreed to take charge at Real Madrid<\/a> last summer before deciding to return to Turin.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Italian has also mentioned that Los Blancos wanted his signature in 2018 too.<\/span><\/p>\n

Juventus Boss Massimiliano Allegri: Move to Madrid Was Close<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Allegri Details Real Madrid Talks<\/h3>\n

Allegri went into detail about his potential move to the Spanish capital, he told GQ<\/a>: \u201cI had already signed with them (Real Madrid) last summer, but I called the president to tell him that I would not go because I had chosen Juventus. <\/span>He thanked me. When they called me in May, I had no doubts.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI have no regrets, it would have been great professionally: Milan, Juventus, Real Madrid\u2026but you can’t have everything in life.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 54-year-old also mentioned that he was close to moving in 2018, but after the death of his mother, he wanted to stay in Italy: <\/span>\u201cIt was the right time. I could have returned earlier, but I didn’t do it because of personal reasons.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy mother died in 2018, so I didn’t want to go too far away. I remained close to my son Giorgio and my father, who was severely affected by the death of my mum. He still lives in Livorno.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI decided to return to Juventus because I have a strong bond with the club and the owners, but also to stay closer to my son, who lives in Turin with his mother. I like to be close to my loved ones.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Juventus Aim to Finish the Season Strong<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Despite Allegri returning to The Old Lady, it has been a very poor season for the club. An embarrassing 3-0 defeat at home to Villarreal in the Champions League<\/a> means that Juventus can only win a domestic title this season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Juve currently sit in fourth place in the Serie A table and will need a miracle to catch up to first placed AC Milan<\/a>, who are seven points ahead of them. The Old Lady can still have a say in the title race though as they prepare to face current champions Inter Milan<\/a> on Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n

The best chance of silverware this season for Juventus and Allegri will be in the Coppa Italia. Juve currently lead Fiorentina 1-0 in the semi-finals after one leg.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is likely that Allegri will remain as manager despite the poor season. Juventus will look to continue rebuilding their squad, adding to the January signings of Dusan Vlahovic and Denis Zakaria.<\/span><\/p>\n

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