Massimiliano Allegri insists Matthijs de Ligt will stay at Juventus ‘for many years’ despite the defender’s agent Mino Raiola claiming the Dutchman could leave in the summer.
De Ligt joined Juventus from Ajax in a €75m deal plus €10.5m add-ons in 2019.
Allegri had been sacked by the Bianconeri only a few months earlier, with Maurizio Sarri coming in as a replacement.
The 22-year-old defender is in the spotlight and seems to have lost his starting spot with his club and country.
His contract with Juventus expires in June 2024, but his agent Mino Raiola has revealed that his client could leave Juventus much earlier than that.
“De Ligt could leave Juve at the end of the season. That’s how the market works, there are many clubs interested in signing him,” the Italian agent told Rai Sport.
However, Allegri believes the Dutchman will stay in Turin for many years.
“There is a standard path for everybody, players and coaches. De Ligt is a young player with quality, but he still needs to improve and will stay many years at Juventus, regardless of how many games he plays,” the coach said during his pre-match press conference ahead of Juventus vs. Milan.
“De Ligt is 22 years old. He is an excellent player. He joined Juventus from Ajax when he was only 20. After he arrived here, somebody wrote: ‘He is a future Ballon d’Or winner.’
“Guys, calm is needed. He is 20, but the Juventus jersey is a heavy one. Chiellini was probably not as good as De Ligt at his age, but at 27-28, he became a great player. It takes time.”
De Ligt scored the winner in Ajax’s 3-1 victory over Max Allegri’s Juventus in the Champions League quarter-finals in 2019.
That defeat is believed to be one of the reasons why the Serie A giants decided to sack the Italian coach despite him winning 11 trophies during his five-year spell at the Allianz Stadium.
Allegri returned to Juventus in the summer to replace Andrea Pirlo, who had missed out on a tenth consecutive Serie A title, managing a mere top-four finish.
RajuMondal
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de ligt come to real madrid...
Egenson1029
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Actually he is absolutely bad , and this is why ? Most fans only knows about one side of Allgeri, they really don’t know the other side . Back in 2009 , he took over a young and talented AC Milan team under going transformation, Juventus like what Juventus had today and destroyed them . Back then his team lost 47% of their games in the league and placed 14th after fighting their ways outta relegation zone . And he won only one game at the champions league. The last time AC Milan won the UCL. He came to take over from what Conte has built, before Conte came in 2010/11 . Juventus were nothing, Juventus didn’t qualify for the UCL and haven’t won the league title in about six seasons. Junkyard Allgeri is an opportunist and AC Milan will expose him again today. They guy is a scam . His boring defensive play is dead 💀
Back when Lippi returned, everyone criticized him for going to Inter. He came back and showed the fans he is a legend. You can't expect to have a world class team after last season.
Amanda-
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tnx for trying to make us understand and sorry coz many people criticisized let see what milan does today i hope then juves management gonna understand that he succeeded because of antonio contes great work.
I respect ✊ your heart ❤️ but like I said with Pirlo, faith alone is not enough
Amanda-
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Oh my god... !!!.
I don’t give a damn about Ronaldo is fans . If we want to start winning 🥇 we need a world class coach. Juventus hasn’t really had any since Conte left
Rishikesh86
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Actually he is absolutely bad , and this is why ? Most fans only knows about one side of Allgeri, they really don’t know the other side . Back in 2009 , he took over a young and talented AC Milan team under going transformation, Juventus like what Juventus had today and destroyed them . Back then his team lost 47% of their games in the league and placed 14th after fighting their ways outta relegation zone . And he won only one game at the champions league. The last time AC Milan won the UCL. He came to take over from what Conte has built, before Conte came in 2010/11 . Juventus were nothing, Juventus didn’t qualify for the UCL and haven’t won the league title in about six seasons. Junkyard Allgeri is an opportunist and AC Milan will expose him again today. They guy is a scam . His boring defensive play is dead 💀
Oh my god... !!!.
alviawal
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What I said as always been true . Go and check the full Allgeri coaching records, he’s a junkyard coach
tnx for trying to make us understand and sorry coz many people criticisized let see what milan does today i hope then juves management gonna understand that he succeeded because of antonio contes great work.
Amanda-
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ngl but all u said is now becoming true.
What I said as always been true . Go and check the full Allgeri coaching records, he’s a junkyard coach
Amanda-
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Is he that bad???. Because I have started to follow Juve only since 2017.
Actually he is absolutely bad , and this is why ? Most fans only knows about one side of Allgeri, they really don’t know the other side . Back in 2009 , he took over a young and talented AC Milan team under going transformation, Juventus like what Juventus had today and destroyed them . Back then his team lost 47% of their games in the league and placed 14th after fighting their ways outta relegation zone . And he won only one game at the champions league. The last time AC Milan won the UCL. He came to take over from what Conte has built, before Conte came in 2010/11 . Juventus were nothing, Juventus didn’t qualify for the UCL and haven’t won the league title in about six seasons. Junkyard Allgeri is an opportunist and AC Milan will expose him again today. They guy is a scam . His boring defensive play is dead 💀
AlexJuve
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Alegri is great
Rishikesh86
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Junkyard Allgeri should shut up 🤫 He’s not good 👍 he’s an opportunist coach. Now for the 2nd time after destroying AC Milan, he’s been giving another project work and he’s doing the same . Junkyard Allgeri will destroy Juventus
Is he that bad???. Because I have started to follow Juve only since 2017.
alviawal
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Junkyard Allgeri should shut up 🤫 He’s not good 👍 he’s an opportunist coach. Now for the 2nd time after destroying AC Milan, he’s been giving another project work and he’s doing the same . Junkyard Allgeri will destroy Juventus
ngl but all u said is now becoming true.
haubdnsz
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Allegri is a clown
Ebubechukwu1996
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Amanda-
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Junkyard Allgeri should shut up 🤫 He’s not good 👍 he’s an opportunist coach. Now for the 2nd time after destroying AC Milan, he’s been giving another project work and he’s doing the same . Junkyard Allgeri will destroy Juventus
Prayingjay
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That Riaola is just a controversial agent, he always wants to be seen in spotlight
Egenson1029
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Well said Mister