Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at 11:31 am• Mart Oude Nijeweeme • Last update: 11:38

The arrival of Massimiliano Allegri to Juventus means good news for Matthijs de Ligt. The 21-year-old defender of Juventus does not have to fear for his place in the team under the successor of the dismissed Andrea Pirlo and can even count on a prominent role in the defense of the Italian superpower. according to Tuttosport De Ligt must become one of the strongholds in the back line, where De Ligt is more than sure of his place.

Allegri starts with the reform of the team in defense, where De Ligt must form the lock on the door together with Giorgio Chiellini. Allegri recosruisce il muro headlines the newspaper. In other words: Allegri rebuilds the wall. The now 36-year-old Chiellini has an expiring contract, but it is expected that his contract will be extended by one year due to the arrival of Allegri. Chiellini had to miss a large part of the games last season due to injuries, but is seen as an important link in the new Allegri team.

In addition to the certainty that Chiellini and De Ligt seem to have, there is much speculation in Italy about the situation of Leonardo Bonucci. The centre-back has to fear for his place at the heart of the defense and seems to have to settle for a role as a reserve player, if Chiellini cannot complete all games, just like last football season. What the role of Daniele Rugani, who has returned from Cagliari, is not yet entirely clear. The defender, like Merih Demiral, does enjoy the confidence of Allegri, but a starting spot seems to come too early.

The Spanish journalist Xavi Campos knew in the program last week Our from ESport3 to report that De Ligt would aim for a departure from Juventus. The central defender is reportedly no longer comfortable with the Italian superpower and has his sights set on a move to Barcelona. Two years ago, Barcelona was also emphatically in the market for De Ligt, who then chose to exchange Ajax for Juventus. Campos states that the entourage of the 21-year-old centre-back has already acknowledged that this was the wrong choice and that he should have chosen Barcelona better.