Journalist Sandro Sabatini has provided confirmation that Max Allegri rejected offers from Real Madrid and Inter Milan in order to make his return to Juventus last season.
Following his departure from Juventus, Allegri had been without a managerial position for two seasons and was open to the possibility of leading another club.
Allegri had not committed to any other team, allowing Juve the opportunity to reappoint him. Had Juventus not acted when they did, Allegri could have potentially become the manager of a rival club.
Sabatini, in his account, claims to have had a conversation over coffee with Allegri, during which the coach confirmed the offers he had received at that time.
He said via Tuttomercatoweb:
“We went to have a coffee and he was very animated because he had just been to dinner with Marotta and on the table he had an offer of’Inter, while he had just refused that of Real Madrid. His priority has always been that of return to Juventus, this must lead to reflection”.
Juve FC Says
Allegri is one of the finest managers in the world and his first spell in Turin was very fruitful, so it is not a surprise that these clubs wanted to make him their manager.
However, that does not mean we should keep him on our bench now that his side is not performing well.
Some times you praise Allegri and sometimes you are against him.The reporters here change their opinion accordingly to what others think .
Reporters here are not consistent.
Allegri did a fine job . Team has changed and is changing.After 9 years of success, this time had to come and its normal.Juve is regenerating.Once its done Juve will dominate once again.We just have to be patience.
__ JOSEPH : -A Juventus csapatot elrontotta nem tudnak tamadni nem tudnak sok golt rugni nem tudnak centerezni passzolni ,amiert mind mind alergia egyedul a hibas OUT alergia OUT .Nincs csapat ,csak jatekosok . A Juventusnak szukseges, kell egy tamadoszellemu mas edzomint Guardiola hoz hasonlo
Allegri DID a fine job. Past tense. That was half a decade ago. The signs of his demise and the decline of the team, the cracks were already starting to appear after our 4-1 humiliation in Cardiff back in 2017. In the 2018-2019 season, we played some horrible football and only managed to win Serie A because the others were weak and inconsistent. We were embarrassed by a young and hungry Ajax team in Europe. The writing was already on the wall back then.