Torino
The first draft of Juventus 2021-’22 was put down yesterday: around the crystal table, in the meeting room on the first floor of the Continassa, Massimiliano Allegri and the top managers of Juve, three hours of confrontation between 1.10 pm when the coach arrived on board a gray Stelvio from the club, and 4.30 pm when he left the office. In the morning, three members of the staff had preceded him: the deputy Marco Landucci and the tactician Aldo Dolcetti, returned to Turin to sign the contract, and the goalkeeper trainer Philippi. The president attended the summit Agnelli, the vice president Nedved and the new head of the sports area Cherubini.
The market remained in the background: there was talk of the near future, of the retreat that will take place in the city, of the probable renunciation of long and distant tours, of the opportunity to organize thick friendlies also abroad to test the team during the preparation. . The ideas are clear.
Much will depend on the decisions of Ronaldo. No diktat from Allegri, happy to be able to count on one of the strongest players in the world, but also ready to launch a Juve without his symbol, because the nostalgic rumors about Manchester United and Real Madrid are joined by the grip of PSG: “I want to play with him, I have already played with Messi e MbappéNeymar winks, and the president Al Khelaifi prepares the assault. Juve is willing to listen to the offer, CR7 could be intrigued by the possibility of winning in France after having rounded up all possible trophies in the Premier, Liga and Serie A. In Paris an exchange with Icardi, in the guidelines there is a center forward – back topical Owned – in addition to a director (among the candidates, Locatelli and the former Pjanic).
It is not a priority Donnarumma, although the opportunity of such a strong and young goalkeeper at no cost also teases Juve: there could be an acceleration in front of an indispensable proposal for Szczesny, on which confidence is maximum, Roma are interested in re-embracing the Pole, but the engagement weighs heavily. The “internal” plans include the relaunch of Bernardeschi, the new centrality of Dybala and the confirmation of the senators, first of all Chiellini. —