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Italian defender Leonardo Bonucci has just informed his country’s press that he declined an offer from PSG a few years ago.
Former Juventus captain Leonardo Bonucci has spoken out about the offers he received from Manchester City and PSG during his career. In 2016, City were ready to pay 100 million euros for Bonucci. However, the Italian full-back remained at Juventus and ended up at AC Milan a year later.
Bonucci didn’t want to leave Italy
“I have always been correct and honest. (It happened) in 2016 and in 2017 when I came to Milan”Bonucci told Sky Italia. “I didn’t go (to City) in 2016 because Juventus would never sell me, and I was happy at Juventus at that time. In 2017, (Vincenzo) Montella and (Massimiliano) Mirabelli called me and told me I was going to be the captain of (Milan). I didn’t want to go abroad and I had already given Milan the green light when PSG and Manchester City called me.
The Parisian offer was tempting but it required a move: “I wanted to be close to home because of my son, and I didn’t want to go overseas because there’s always a question mark when you make a change.”
Bonucci also confirmed that he had a big disagreement with Allegri on the Turin side. “I joined Milan because of the famous friction with (Massimiliano) Allegri. The energy between the coach, the club and me was no longer the same. Allegri had extended his contract after the Champions League final and we all agreed that we couldn’t continue together. It would have been difficult to fix things without falling apart. I went to Milan because they started a new cycle. »
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