Federico Chiesa insists he’s ‘NEVER had a problem’ with Massimiliano Allegri

Federico Chiesa insists he’s ‘NEVER had a problem’ with his boss Massimiliano Allegri and blasts Italian media for creating ‘pointless gossip’ amid Juventus’ poor start to the season

• Federico Chiesa has denied that claims that he has a ‘problem’ with Allegri
• The 23-year-old forward referred to such a suggestion as ‘pointless gossip’
• The supposed rift was said to have come after Juve’s fixture against Milan
• The Italian manager said he made a mistake when he brought on Chiesa
• He also criticised Chiesa’s decision to chase Pierre Kalulu down the wing
• However, Chiesa says he has no issue and that it is all ‘pointless gossip’ 

By Charlotte Daly For Mailonline

Federico Chiesa has denied claims that he has a ‘problem’ with Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri and referred to such a suggestion as ‘pointless gossip’.  

Italian news outlets have reported a potential rift between the player and manager after Allegri said he should have brought on ‘more defensive players’ in their 1-1 draw with Milan last week. 

However, Chiesa – who helped Italy win the European Championship this summer – has refuted such allegations, saying there is ‘no issue’ between him and the manager.  

Federico Chiesa has denied claims that he has a ‘problem’ with manager Massimiliano Allegri

Chiesa has instead said he is focused on helping Juventus reassert their dominance in Serie A, with the team currently lagging behind in 10th.

He told Amazon Prime Italia: ‘I’ve never had a problem with the coach, this was just created by the media. I do whatever he asks, there’s no issue here.

‘I know you lot like it when Juve start the season badly, so you can start with pointless gossip, but we are all behind the coach and want to bring Juve back to the years of dominating the Scudetto race.’  

The 23-year-old forward (left) has referred to such a suggestion as ‘pointless gossip’

The supposed rift came after the Italian manager – who replaced Andrea Pirlo at the helm – said he made a mistake when he brought on Chiesa (left) during last week’s fixture with AC Milan

The supposed rift came after the Italian manager – who replaced Andrea Pirlo at the helm – said he made a mistake when he brought on Chiesa, Dejan Kulusevski and Moise Kean in last week’s fixture.

He told DAZN: ‘I will admit that I made mistakes on the substitutions, I got it wrong. I should’ve put more defensive players on and put the 1-0 lead under lock and key, so I take responsibility for that.’ 

La Gazzetta dello Sport then highlighted the manager’s disappointment with Chiesa’s performance. The manager criticised Chiesa’s decision to chase Pierre Kalulu down the wing as it forced Wojciech Szczesny to step in to stop a goalscoring opportunity for Milan.   

Chiesa has instead said he is focused on helping Juventus reassert their dominance in Serie A

Chelsea have been linked with a potential move for Chiesa, who impressed at the Euros

He said: ‘He entered in a difficult moment of the game, and I needed him to bring the ball to the opponent’s half. He must grow and become aware of what he can do, because we are at Juventus.’

However, Chiesa refuted claims the pair were on bad terms after he helped Juventus beat Chelsea 1-0 in their Champions League clash on Wednesday night. 

Nevertheless, Chiesa could leave the club if things between him and his manager go sour as he has picked up a substantial amount of interest from European clubs. 

Having joined Juve in the summer of 2020 – on an initial two-year loan agreement with the obligation to buy – Chiesa has scored 17 goals and registered 11 assists. 

As a result, it is believed Chelsea are keeping tabs on the youngster ahead of the next transfer window.

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