Leonardo Bonucci returned to Juventus because he felt he had ‘taken a backward step’ by joining Milan, according to former teammate Suso.
The 31-year-old centre-back rejoined the Old Lady on Thursday, just one year after leaving them to move to San Siro.
And during a lengthy interview with Marca, the Spanish winger said his former captain regretted his decision to leave Turin in the first place.
“We lose leadership and experience,” Suso responded when asked about Bonucci’s departure.
Leonardo Bonucci returned to Juventus because he felt he had ‘taken a backward step’ by joining Milan, according to former teammate Suso.
The 31-year-old centre-back rejoined the Old Lady on Thursday, just one year after leaving them to move to San Siro.
And during a lengthy interview with Marca, the Spanish winger said his former captain regretted his decision to leave Turin in the first place.
“We lose leadership and experience,” Suso responded when asked about Bonucci’s departure.
“He brought many things to a very young team.
“He felt he took a backward step signing for Milan and for that reason, he returned to Juventus.”
As part of the ‘mega-deal’ to take Bonucci back to Turin, Milan received Gonzalo Higuain and Mattia Caldara in return.
And Suso is expecting Higuain, who scored 55 goals in two years at Juve, to make a huge impact at San Siro.
“When the project is interesting and players like Higuain arrive it is always positive.
“The level of the team improves. If he has a good year, we will automatically have a good year as well.
“He is a player who is very good at finding space and knows what to do with the ball. We can link up very well.”