Massimiliano Allegri is Juventus new manager

"We are ready to begin again with Allegri, to build our future together; with his enormous professionalism, his moral strength, with the brilliant ideas," Juventus.

Massimiliano Allegri is Juventus new manager
Massimiliano Allegri

Juventus have confirmed the return of Massimiliano Allegri as their new manager.

The Italian boss has been re-appointed in the Old Lady hot seat following the departure of Andrea Pirlo earlier on Friday.

Pirlo was sacked after just one season in charge of his former club due to his failure to win the Serie A title, surrendering their crown to rivals Inter Milan.

Allegri won the Scudetto five times in five years as Juve manager between 2014 and 2019, and he returns to the club after an extended period away from football – having not held another job since his initial Juve exit.

“Massimiliano Allegri is the Juventus manager once more,” read a club news.

“Allegri finds a bench that he knows very well, a club that he loves and that loves him back, as today a new journey begins together, towards new goals.

“What he achieved in his first adventure at Juventus are engraved in the club’s history: five Scudetti, to the four-consecutive doubles, coupled with the Coppa Italia and to the two Super Cups, reaching two Champions League finals in just three seasons, in what were epic feats both in Italy and in Europe.

“We said goodbye two years ago with the message, “History Alone”, the message on the back of the shirt given to Massimiliano Allegri by President Andrea Agnelli with an embrace and a shirt, on which in just two words encapsulated Allegri's experience at Juve.

“The beauty of the story, however, is that it never stops. And in football, this means a concept that we have ingrained in our DNA: the best victory is the next one. Always.

“And now we are ready to begin again with Allegri, to build our future together; with his enormous professionalism, his moral strength, with the brilliant ideas of a coach capable of shuffling the cards, both on and off the pitch. With his smile, a sort of “signature”. With his way of understanding football and life with simplicity, with his desire to play things down and with the commitment to enjoy every beautiful moment that being at Juventus can give and will give.”

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