Leonardo Bonucci is moving back to Juventus from AC Milan and the deal will involve Gonzalo Higuain and Mattia Caldara moving to the San Siro outfit, Massimiliano Allegri has confirmed.
The Bianconeri boss revealed the Italian defender Bonucci, who flew into Turin to complete a medical on Thursday, is bound to link up with the club he left in a shock €42million switch just over a year ago.
Paris Saint-Germain were speculated to be interested in the 31-year-old, but the former Juve captain has engineered a swift return to the club where he spent seven successful seasons.
His arrives at Turin as Higuain finalises an expected loan move to Milan with a view to signing permanently at the end of the season.
“Leonardo is back after one year. He is an important player,” Allegri told Sky Sport Italy.
“In six months he has not changed at all.
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“Caldara is younger and along with [Alessio] Romagnoli and [Daniele] Rugani is part of the best defending trio in Italy. I am sorry but the circumstances forced us to let him go.
“As for Higuain, I thank him for these two seasons during which he gave his best. Milan have signed a great striker, for sure.”
Higuain scored 40 Serie A goals for the Bianconeri after joining from Napoli in 2016.
Caldara, who officially signed from Atalanta in January 2017, failed to make a competitive appearance having remained on loan at his boyhood club last term.
