Juventusov sportski direktor Fabio Paratici izjavio je kako ne namjeravaju objaviti ime novog trenera sve dok sva natjecanja ne završe. Osim toga rekao je da nikada nisu kontaktirali Pepa Guardiolu.
"Imamo jasne ideje što želimo, ali dok ne završe sva natjecanja ostat ćemo tiho iz respekta prema svima", kazao je Paratici. Upitan je potom o Guardiolu.
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Čudan svijet
"Svijet je čudan. Nikada ga nismo kontaktirali i razmišljali o njemu. On je pod ugovorom", dodao je.
Među kandidatima za nasljednika Massimiliana Allegrija spominju se Maurizio Sarri, Mauricio Pochettino, Simone Inzaghi i Siniša Mihajlović.