Leonardo Bonucci admits to 'tempting' English offers, criticises 'attitude' of Juventus fans

The defender had been tracked by both Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City and Antonio Conte’s Chelsea this summer, with proposals reportedly reaching €50m.

"If I said that I wasn’t tempted this summer by an offer from England, above all for the coach that wanted me, then that would be a lie,” Bonucci told Mediaset Premium.

"But Juventus is my home and I am happy to have remained. My dream was to win with this shirt and now I am here, ready to improve as a player and challenge myself to make this team become a legend.”

Despite Max Allegri’s protestations, Bonucci also admitted that the pressure is on Juve in Europe.

"It is our duty to reach the Champions League final, but we must treat it like living a dream to leave certain pressure out of our minds.

"We know that all it takes is a single incident to change everything and we have to fight hard to make those incidents go our way, unlike yesterday (against Sevilla).”

The Bianconeri were held to a 0-0 draw on home turf in their Champions League opener last night, and Bonucci was critical of the support.

“This was a game played at Juve standards, because we created six or seven scoring opportunities and, unlike in Serie A, we were just unable to finish them,” the defender told Sky Sport Italia.

“I won’t say it annoyed me, but I was certainly let down by the attitude of the fans over the course of the 90 minutes.

“Juventus need to be supported and yesterday there were people who already started grumbling after 20 minutes.”

Now the Old Lady travels to San Siro for Sunday’s Serie A clash with Inter.

“I expect a side that is fired up and wants to win. It is, after all, the Derby d’Italia. Inter have changed a great deal, but want to prove they are up to the standard of challenging Juventus. Of course they too will meet a side that is even more hungry for results after the Champions League draw with Sevilla.

“We want to become the only side in Italy to have ever won six consecutive Scudetti.”

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