The former Italian footballer Leonardo Bonucci former Juventus Turin and Milan, revealed that in 2017 he rejected a proposal from Manchester City in Pep Guardiola having an agreement with the Milan team.
“I am a right and honest person… Guardiola looked for me in 2016 and 2017when I went to Milan. Obviously in 2016 it didn’t happen because ‘Juve’ would never sell me and I was fine at the time; and in 2017 I had an agreement with Milan and I am a man of my word,” he declared last night on ‘Sky Calcio Club’.
“Milan called me and told me ‘you have to come here, you will be the captain of the team’. I didn’t want to leave Italy and when I gave Milan the go-ahead, both PSG and Manchester City called me. He has an economic proposal,” the centre-back added.
Another reason why Bonucci did not accept Guardiola’s proposal It was his second child, at that time he was very sick.
“I want to be close to home for my son, I don’t want to go abroad because when you change there is always doubt and the unexpected,” he commented.
The legendary Italian defender, who finished his career at Turkish club Fenebarhce, played most of his football life for ‘Juve’, where he played 12 seasons. He only left the ‘Vecchia Signora’ in the 2017-18 season, when he went to Milan after fight with Massimiliano Allegri, The coach of ‘Juve’, resolved later on his return to the Turin team.
Bonucci, European champion with Italy in 2021He also won a ‘Scudetto’ with Inter and another 8 with ‘Juve’, in addition to 4 Italian Cups and an Italian Super Cup with the black and white club.
Source: La Verdad
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