Bonucci will sue Juventus

The Italian defender Leonardo Bonuccicurrent player of Union Berlinhas decided to sue his former team, the Juventus, after the club kept him out of the first team and he is out for this season, despite the fact that he still has one year left on his contract.

The veteran Bonucci36 years old and signed a few days ago for the said German team, rival of real Madrid in the group stage of the Champions League, after not entering the plans of Juventuswill sue the club for the treatment received in recent months, according to Italian media.

The lawsuit is for professional and image damages due to the alleged lack of adequate training and preparation conditions, as the Juventus He was only allowed to practice in the afternoon at a different time than his teammates, without meeting with the coaching staff.

Furthermore, Juventus refused Bonucci access to the gym, pool and restaurant, which led the defender to leave the club, after repeated requests without success to be returned to the squad, according to the same sources.

Bonucci has stated that any amount of money raised from this action will be donated to Neuroland, an association that supports the families of children hospitalized in the pediatric neurosurgery ward of the Regina Margherita Children’s Hospital in Turin, and Live Onlus, which buys and donates defibrillators to sports clubs, schools and municipalities, the media added.

Bonucci He started his career in inter, where he made his debut in May 2006. In 2007 he left on loan to Trevisoafter Pisa and later on perhapswhere he made the jump to Juventus for 15.5 million euros.

Apart from a campaign on Milan in the academic year 2017-18, Bonucci He was linked to the Juventino club, where he played more than half a thousand official matches and where he achieved, among other achievements, nine league titles. He was also international in 121 matches. He debuted in March 2010 with Marcello Lippi and he even wore the captain’s armband.