Chiellini: Bonucci no big loss, but…

By Football Italia staff

Giorgio Chiellini claims Leonardo Bonucci is no big loss to Juventus but admits “I think we could do with another centre-back”.

Bonucci sensationally quit Juve for Milan earlier in the month, and while Chiellini confessed he did not see the move coming, he felt Juve would “have no problems” without his fellow Italy stalwart.

“Bonucci’s departure? I didn’t expect it and, above all, I didn’t expect the destination,” he told Gazzetta dello Sport.

“That being said, if we’re all okay in defence, we’ll have no problems.

“Still, we may need another centre-bacl because Barzagli, Benatia and I will need to rest every now and then.

“That's why I think we could do with an extra hand.”

Chiellini, who turns 33 next month, stated barely a day before that he would miss Bonucci “so much”.

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