Huge Blow For Man United And Chelsea As Star Defender Signs New Deal WIth Current Club
Dec 20, 2016 at 11:20 AM
Manchester United and Chelsea transfer target Leonardo Bonucci has confirmed about signing a new deal at Juventus via his twitter account.
Ho rinnovato fino al 2021! Ho scelto la casa dove sono diventato grande tra i grandi. Un solo obiettivo: continuare a vincere! #Bonucci2021 pic.twitter.com/4aj1ETZGGm
— Leonardo Bonucci (@bonucci_leo19) December 19, 2016
He tweeted: “I renewed until 2021! I chose to the team where I became great among the great.
“Only one objective: to keep winning!”
The 29-year old has been the primary transfer target for Chelsea manager Antonio Conte while Jose Mourinho has also expressed his interest in swooping for the talented defender in summer.
The new deal will see the Italian at Turin till 2021 as Juventus are successful in keeping the Premier League clubs’ growing interest at bay to tie him down for a long term future. Bonucci has become one of the best central defenders in the world after joining Juventus in 2010.
Bonucci has made 290 appearances for Juventus in the last six years and remains an integral part of the squad as he has won five Serie A titles and two Coppa Italia wins since the switch to join Italian giants in 2010.
Apart from Manchester United and Chelsea, Manchester City has also expressed their interest in signing the defender as they have offered massive wages which would have seen him double the amount that he was earning at Turin this summer.
However, the Italian decided to stay put as Juventus had lost the likes of Paul Pogba and Arturo Vidal in the last two summer windows. Despite this, Manchester City CEO Soriano has confirmed that the defender is keen on a move to Manchester City in October.
“At the moment there are a lot of players that want to play under Pep,” Soriano said.
“The Italian central defender [Leo] Bonucci wants to play for him and he called us.”
Despite all the interest, Juventus has managed to hold onto their prized defender as Premier League clubs to cough up more money if they want to sign Bonucci next summer.