Massimiliano Allegri admits that he gave up on the approach from Real Madrid during a previous stay at Juventus, but cannot see himself returning to Turin anytime soon, despite having seen such a move leave him without a club.
Allegri was in demand
A proven tactician left the role with the Serie A champions back in the summer of 2019, and everyone was looking for a fresh start. Allegri was a man in demand at that stage and was for some time, but he still had to step back into the dugout, as the second season spent watching from afar the edge to the end. Allegri talked about the interest he had generated over the five years at the helm of Juventus: “When Real called me three years ago, I promised Juventus that I would stay. This is the only one I turned down.
He added when asked if the second period at Allianz Stadium could be taken: “It is impossible to say, besides, Andrea Pirlo is there now and in my opinion, he is doing well. I don’t know what the Bianconeri are missing. They are in the final of Coppa Italia, won Supercoppa, are fighting for the top four. The Champions League is a bit of a lottery, it can turn on a sixpence.” He went on to say about a possible return to coaching: “I want to come back in June because I have fun and I have a lot of passion.”
It was great alchemy
Having previously set Milan for title glory, Allegri repeated this trick five times with the theBianconeri.He collected three Serie A Coach of the Year awards during that run, and also landed four successes in the Copa Italia. In total, Allegri oversaw 191 wins with Juventus out of 271 games in charge, with only 37 losses. It wasn’t enough to keep him in a demanding role, with the 53-year-old saying of his amazing initial: “We reached a natural ending. There were differences of opinion. The President made a decision and I still have a good relationship with Andrea Agnelli. It was great alchemy for five years, so a lot of the elements just clicked, we made some great moves in the transfer market, we had fun.