Go back to talking Leonardo Bonucciafter the stop with the football being played, and the first words are those that recall the sensational move from Juventus to Milan: “I went to Milan because there had been the famous disagreement with Allegri. I still wanted to stay close to home for the known events that had occurred with my son. I didn’t feel like going abroad because when you change it’s always a question mark. I went to Milan because a new cycle was starting anyway, with many signings, Mirabelli and Fassone made them 12. And then at the end of the year, when the whole school collapsed, they told me ‘there’s no longer room for you here’.
Guardiola’s call.
“So I’m correct and sincere… Both in 2016 and 2017, when I went to Milan. Obviously in 2016 it didn’t materialize for a reason: because Juve would never have sold me and I was fine at that moment at Juve. In 2017 Montella and Mirabelli had called me and told me ‘You have to come here, you will become captain of the team’, in those days, when I had given a general okay to Milan, they called me but both PSG and Manchester City are like that, that’s the word and I didn’t feel like it. Had they also made the financial proposal? Yes…”.
Farewell to football.
“I’m fine now, it was an automatic decision for me. I was already thinking of quitting at 37, I wanted to start the path that I hope will lead me to follow the seasons that these great coaches here are having. I made the decision , no one forced it on me, when you are at peace with yourself you make the best decisions. Mourinho’s words were particularly welcome because they were received by a great coach. I still remember that match in Manchester, it was not a great team match only from the department. These are words that push you to give more and more, I did it until May 28th when I stopped and this was the secret of my career. Fortunately I have stopped now, I am more at peace because I have been working with for 20 years these pressures are not easy. It is important to get help, the help from a psychological point of view is just as important as the work that takes place on the pitch with the coaches.”