Considering he won five consecutive Serie A titles, four consecutive Coppa Italias and reached two Champions League finals during his first stint as Juventus manager, Massimiliano Allegri hasn’t been the most popular boss with some members of his squad since returning to the Allianz Stadium after a two-year absence in 2021.
Replacing Andrea Pirlo in the Old Lady hotseat, he oversaw Juventus narrowly clinching a fourth place finish last season to qualify for the Champions League. Yet lost in both the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana finals, while also suffering a shock heavy Champions League round-of-16 exit to Villarreal.
His second stint with the club has also been littered with a plethora of big name exits, including Gianluigi Buffon, Cristiano Ronaldo, Giorgio Chiellini, Matthijs de Ligt, Paulo Dybala and Aaron Ramsey. Having added Angel Di Maria, Paul Pogba, Filip Kostic and Leandro Paredes to his midfield this summer, Denis Zakaria and Arthur Melo became Allegri’s latest big-name departures on transfer deadline day as they joined Chelsea and Liverpool on loan respectively.
