Posted on January 12, 2022 at 6:10 p.m. by D.M. Last May, Real Madrid proposed to Massimiliano Allegri to become Real Madrid's next coach. The current Juventus coach was very close to accepting the proposal as his agent confided. Last May, Zinédine Zidane decided to hand over. At the end of the cycle at Real Madrid , the French technician left his coaching position and put an end to an adventure that began in 2001. In search of his replacement, the Merengue managers had targeted several profiles. In the end, the job went to Carlo Ancelotti , but another Italian technician could have settled on the bench for Real Madrid this season. It is Massimiliano Allegri , current coach of Juventus . Allegri was about to succeed Zidane Agent of Massimiliano Allegri, Giovanni Branchini indicated that the Italian coach had agreed to Real Madrid and was very close to engage with the Spanish club, before that Juventus expresses its interest. “Allegri was very close to being named as the new Real Madrid manager in May. Everything was done. The deal was done. He just had to sign the contract. Then he chose to join Juve, ”said the representative in an interview with Sky Sports. Skip back to main navigation