Former head coach of the Old Lady, Massimiliano Allegri, will return to Juventus, claims Sky.
Massimiliano has already coached Juventus (2014-2019), having won 11 trophies with the team, including five Serie A league titles.
Also, he has twice led the Turin side to the Champions League final. But in both their times as UCL finalists, they lost, first to Barcelona and then to Real Madrid.
And now, it seems (though we are awaiting formal confirmation), Allegri will return to Juventus.
Journalists in Italy broke news on Thursday morning that Allegri is heading back to Juventus after spending two years away.
Sky Sport Italia’s Gianluca Di Marzio first reported the claim, and Fabrizio Romano followed soon enough.
#Allegri @juventusfc 🔥⏳@SkySport
— Gianluca Di Marzio (@DiMarzio) May 27, 2021
Massimiliano Allegri is set to join Juventus! The agreement is now ‘imminent’ and Andrea Pirlo will be sacked in the next hours. ⚪️⚫️ @SkySport
Allegri has just decided to accept becaude Real Madrid were still taking time after Zinedine Zidane decided to leave the club. ⏳
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 27, 2021
This news was then quickly confirmed by Goal Italia’s Romeo Agresti, too.
Confermato: #Allegri torna alla #Juventus // Confirmed: Allegri joins Juventus ⚪️⚫️@GoalItalia @goal
— Romeo Agresti (@romeoagresti) May 27, 2021
According to Italian media, furthermore, the 53-year-old will replace Andrea Pirlo and sign a 3-or-4-year contract.
And Juventus are due to officially announce this breaking news tonight or tomorrow morning.
Juventus or Real Madrid?
Allegri has been one of the top candidates for the coaching job at Real Madrid and Inter.
Antonio Conte has already left the Milanese, and now, Zinedine Zidane has confirmed leaving the royal club.
Indeed, reports broke the story that Allegri would replace Zidane, with others saying Juve would rehire him to replace Pirlo.
