Giorgio Chiellini 'will end his 17-YEAR stay at Juventus and is set for the MLS'

Giorgio Chiellini has been linked with a switch to the MLS as Juventus prepare to rejuvenate their side.

Juventus are already preparing for next season as they try to bridge the gap between them and other top clubs through a radical change in the team.

After confirming the end of Paulo Dybala's love affair with the club, Juventus will also see great upheavals in defense. According to Sky Sports, at the end of the year Giorgio Chiellini will definitely leave the club.

These will be the last few weeks in Turin - and Italy - for the 37-year-old defender, who is headed for the MLS.

It is not yet clear which team will welcome the Euro 2020 winner. But the United States as his destination is concrete, with the Chiellini family wanting to experience life there to improve their foreign language skills.

There is no shortage of offers for Chiellini in the US. It will take a few weeks to evaluate the best option not only for economic reasons but also to decide which city is best for the family.

Juventus will need a left-footed central defender to replace Chiellini who will have the difficult task of forming the new Juventus defensive wall with Matthijs de Ligt.

Chiellini can no longer be considered a top player at Juventus and in the Italian national team.

His fitness has begun to crumble and Juventus want to modernise their team by letting their past champions leave.

The Italian, who kept Harry Kane at bay in the Euro final, will drop off the national team's radar due to his persistent injuries, which have increased over recent years, and will leave Juventus this summer - a year before his contract is set to expire in June 2023.