Exclusive: Barzagli, between a contract renewal and a director position: the latest
BARZAGLI 2019 - This is a surprise as it did not seem like Barzagli was going to renew his contract with the club. His current deal expires on June 30th 2018 as this will soon likely become June 30th 2019 instead. Juventus acquired Barzagli from Wolfsburg for only 300 thousand euros plus bonuses as he became one of the most consistant defenders in the Italian Serie A over the last 5 seasons. He has appeared in 240 games for Juve as Barzagli will likely continue his Bianconeri career. Max Allegri views him as a crucial part within his team as he can play center-back and right-back and he has a ton of experience. After 2019, it is very likely that Barzagli becomes a Juventus director but this is way ahead as the Italian World Cup winner wants to keep on playing for the old lady...
By Mattia Carapelli (@mcarapex), adapted and translated by Jean-Luca Mascaro (@CalcioNews89)