DBasia.news – Moroccan defender Medhi Benatia revealed Massimiliano Allegri was the biggest reason behind his departure from Juventus in 2019. Benatia admitted that she was very hurt by Allegri who did not fulfill his promises.
In the 2018/19 season, Benatia had a hard time breaking into the Juventus first team. He was only able to collect five appearances with the Bianconerri before finally leaving for Qatar to defend Al Duhail in the winter transfer market in 2019.
“While on a pre-season tour in the United States, Massimiliano Allegri said that I and Giorgio Chiellini were the first choice defenders and Leonardo Bonucci would be a coating,” Medhi Benatia told Goal.
“At that time, I had just scored two goals in the Coppa Italia final and was negotiating a contract extension. But suddenly I haven’t played in four straight matches. “
“I feel hurt and don’t want to play for Juventus as long as Allegri is still the coach there,” added the 33-year-old added.
Now, Benatia has forgotten her personal problems with Allegri. He also claimed to have a pretty good relationship with the Bianconerri officials. He also admitted that he still exchanged messages with Juventus management frequently.
“I have a very good relationship with Juventus officials and the club as a whole. We still exchange messages quite often,” concluded Benatia.