Bonucci, Ciao Juve: the reason for the break and the market calls

Upon his return, he will train separately with McKennie, Zakaria and Arthur (there is Fiorentina): no tour in the USA

Leonardo Bonucci is out of the Juventus project . And in these frank and direct terms, the news was communicated to the person concerned. Exactly one week after taking office in Turin, therefore, the new technical director Cristiano Giuntoli makes the first real move of his mandate. And what a move. In agreement, of course, with coach Max Allegri , with whom he spoke personally at Continassa in recent days after the frequent phone calls previously.

A signal, the hard punch against the 36-year-old blue, also of the understanding that is budding between the two figures to whom - in the first place - the club has relied to relaunch itself. Then, of course, a similar decision was also made for Weston McKennie , as well as for Denis Zakaria (towards West Ham) and Arthur (Fiorentina likes him). And it may concern other players who are not included in the company plans. But the scope, inevitably, cannot be the same as the exclusion of the player who wore the armband and who had just crossed the finish line of 500 appearances for black and white.

Juve, Bonucci out of squad: Danilo is the new captain

By the way: the new captain, a logical consequence, will be Danilo next season . And now, then? Next Monday, as per the return from vacation table, Bonucci will show up regularly at Continassa and thus begin his athletic preparation for the new season. But he will do it through individual training sessions, away from the group sessions of his teammates. And, in exactly one week, he won't be boarding the plane that will take the group on a tour of the United States. The decision will therefore lead the defender and his entourage to carefully evaluate the unprecedented scenario and to look around with greater interest.