Cristiano Giuntoli created Napoli’s championship team, and after the Scudetto returned to Mount Vesuvius after more than three decades, he informed the Neapolitans that his mission was over. A new one began a week ago in Turin – returning Juventus to the paths of their former glory as their decade-long reign of Italian football ended and the Old Lady have been out of contention for the Scudetto for three years.Giuntoli came to Juve and, as newly minted directors do, he immediately made cuts, that is, announced a purge. One of the most experienced, Leonardo Bonucci was told he is not counted on in Continassa anymore. Italian transfer expert Gianluca Di Marzio claims that the former Bianconeri captain was shocked, and that his next step will be to convince coach Massimiliano Allegri and the sports sector that he still has something to offer to his longtime club.##NAJAVA_MECA_7372703##Bonucci’s intention is to appear in training on Monday, although the practice is that players who are placed on the transfer list train separately from the rest of the team and do not travel on the pre-season tour to the United States. The Italian stopper is not the only one on the hit list – the situation is the same with Weston McKennie and Denis Zakaria, for whom West Ham offered 13,000,000 euros, close to 3,000,000 more than the money that Juve invested in his transfer from Monchengladbach in January 2022.The question remains what will be the fate of Arthur Melo, who has shown too little in the black and white jersey since arriving from Barcelona in 2020. Hence the last year’s loan to Liverpool, from which he returned without significant minutes of competitive football in his legs. Apart from a few Premier League members, Fiorentina started to inquire about him.As for Bonucci, his next destination could be Rome. Claudio Lotito loves cheap or free players, and Bonucci has a year left on his contract and Juve probably wouldn’t even seek compensation for the 36-year-old. At the same time, Bonucci has already collaborated with Maurizio Sarri and if there is a new coach-player meeting, we will see Bonucci in the Champions League. The Sky Blues would certainly be the first choice before Fenerbahçe, since the long-time Italian representative will choose a destination more favorable for his family, and that is certainly staying at the Boot.🚨 Juventus have excluded Leonardo Bonucci, Weston McKennie, Arthur Melo and Denis Zakaria from the first team! 🥶They have been placed on the transfer list.(Source: @FabrizioRomano ) pic.twitter.com/H7lzCRO5GA— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) July 14, 2023 And while Juventus are saying goodbye to the natives and footballers who did not show much in Turin, they are inquiring with Barcelona about Franck Kessie. The midfielder from the Ivory Coast figures as a replacement for Paul Pogba if the Frenchman decides to move to Saudi Arabia after all. For now, the story with Kessie is only at the level of inquiry, but the question is whether the winner of the Scudetto with AC Milan would agree to move to Juventus, since he already rejected Inter Milan out of respect for the Rossoneri.
