Juventus Coach Massimiliano Allegri admits “it certainly wasn’t an easy summer”, and not just because he turned down Real Madrid.
The Spanish giants approached the Tuscan to replace Zinedine Zidane, but he’d already pledged his future to the Bianconeri.
“I didn’t know [Cristiano] Ronaldo was coming then,” Allegri told reporters outside an event at the European Parliament.
Juventus Coach Massimiliano Allegri admits “it certainly wasn’t an easy summer”, and not just because he turned down Real Madrid.
The Spanish giants approached the Tuscan to replace Zinedine Zidane, but he’d already pledged his future to the Bianconeri.
“I didn’t know [Cristiano] Ronaldo was coming then,” Allegri told reporters outside an event at the European Parliament.
“I was only following my instinct, it certainly wasn’t an easy summer because I lost my mother a month ago and I had to make choices.
“I spoke to Juventus and I’m happy there, I want to repeat my thanks to [Madrid President] Florentino Perez who sought me out.
“I’d already talked to Juventus though, and they had an important project.”