Massimiliano Allegri to Chelsea: Juventus coach will not leave Italy this summer, insists agent

Focused on Juventus: Massimiliano Allegri is happy in Turin, according to his agent
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Vaishali Bhardwaj23 February 2016

The agent of Massimiliano Allegri has insisted the Juventus coach will not leave Turin for Chelsea this summer.

Allegri has become one of the favourites to take charge of the reigning Premier League champions at the end of the season once interim manager Guus Hiddink departs.

The Juventus boss is joined by the likes of Italy manager Antonio Conte and Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone on Chelsea's managerial wishlist, but the Serie A side do not want their current coach to leave as Allegri still has 16 months to run on his contract at the club.

Juventus chief executive Giuseppe Marotta said last week Chelsea have little chance of luring Allegri to England, which has now been backed up by the coach's agent Giovanni Branchini, who says his client is happy with the project on offer in Turin.

"Allegri will stay where he is. He is happy at Juve," Branchini said.

"Without doubt Juve now are among the top clubs like Bayern [Munich], Real Madrid and Barcelona.

"This was made clear last year when Allegri's team reached the Champions League final - and it has been confirmed this season."

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