Massimiliano Allegri, the Juventus coach, acknowledged that he had already signed with Real Madrid last summer, but that he "broke" the deal when Juventus approached him.
Allegri stated, " "Last summer, I had already agreed to become the new manager of Real Madrid. It had been completed and sealed. Then Juventus got in touch with me... So I called Florentino Pérez in the morning and apologized for not being able to attend. I've decided to join Juventus."