Former Juventus star Alessandro Del Piero has revealed that he rejected an approach from Manchester United during the club's darkest period due to his loyalty to the Turin giants.
Alessandro Del Piero recently revealed he turned down a move to Manchester United to stand by Juventus during one of the club's darkest periods.
However, his time at Juventus was not without its challenges. Del Piero was part of the squad that was relegated to Serie B for the 2006/07 season due to the club's involvement in the notorious Calciopoli scandal. The scandal saw Juventus and several other clubs accused of selecting favourable referees for certain matches to gain an advantage reports the Mirror.
Speaking recently on the Shoot For Love YouTube channel, the star striker said he wanted to face the challenge head-on, despite interest from Manchester United. He shared: "Me and some of my teammates - Buffon, Nedved, Camoranesi - we stayed, and we said 'we're accepting of the challenge'. At the time it was a big one."
"There was different reasons. I was a Juve fan before I became a Juve player, and then joining Juve very early, beating records, becoming captain. What we faced in 2006, I was also a captain, so I wanted to send a message to everybody, and straight away I said 'I'm going to stay'."
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