Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri rules out Leonardo Bonucci joining Chelsea
MASSIMILIANO ALLEGRI has ruled out a move for Juventus star Leonardo Bonucci, amid interest from Chelsea - by claiming he is the future leader of the dressing room in Turin.
Manchester City have also been linked with a move for Bonucci, who supposedly had a falling out with Allegri last season.
At the time, Bonucci didn't react well to being dropped for a Champions League game against Porto.
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Leonardo Bonucci has been linked with a move to Chelsea
He has to understand that he’ll be the future leader of the Juventus dressing room
Massimiliano Allegri
When reflecting on his decision to drop Bonucci, Allegri admitted he was wrong and thinks the 30-year-old has a long future at the club.
"At that particular moment it was the right thing to do," Allegri told Sky Italia.
"There are times when you should turn a blind eye and times when you have to have your eyes wide open and in that moment Leo was wrong.
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Massimiliano Allegri sees Leonardo Bonucci as a future leader at Juventus
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"I was wrong too, and in fact I punished myself and Leo was left out. It was an important and decisive game and even if we’d lost we’d have had the strength to win 10 more.
"We played a good game against Porto and then after two days Bonucci came back, because he’s an important player, an extraordinary player, and above all he has to understand that he’ll be the future leader of the Juventus dressing room."