“The two parties express complete satisfaction with the resolution of this matter,” reads the statement from the Bianconeri club.
The saga between Juventus and Leonardo Bonucci won’t end up in court. After the ‘forced’ departure last summer, despite having another year on his contract, and the ongoing disappointment expressed by the 36-year-old, now at Fenerbahce, fixing the difficulties is in progress. The central defender has waived his arbitration appeal filed against the Turin club for unjustly sidelining him. Peace has finally broken out between Juventus and Bonucci.
This is the brief but significant statement released by the Old Lady and shared by the defender on Instagram: “Mr. Leonardo Bonucci has waived the arbitration appeal against Juventus FC, which has accepted the waiver, with the definitive resolution of the dispute, without any financial consequences – it reads. Juventus and Leonardo Bonucci share complete satisfaction with the closure of this matter, leaving the successful journey and relationship built over the years intact.”
The story between Juventus and Leonardo Bonucci, marked by numerous ups and downs, has been anything but ordinary: since his arrival from Bari, there was a slow ascent to becoming a defensive pillar with the captain’s armband. Then came the plot twist, the fallout with Allegri that saw him benched during the Porto-Juventus Champions League match. The iconic image of the central defender sitting on a stool is etched in collective memory. It was 2017: a few months later, he moved to Milan, where he was welcomed like a king.
However, things did not go well; the Chinese project at AC Milan did not take off. Hence, the decision to return to Turin, but it was not the same as before. He reunited with Allegri for a year, then Sarri, with whom he never had an excellent relationship. A slow decline began inevitably: playing time decreased, and he never wore the captain’s armband again. The ‘betrayal’ of his past move to Milan weighed heavily, and Allegri, back at Continassa, did not overlook this aspect.
