TURIN --Massimiliano Allegri revealed that he had refused an offer from Real Madrid three years ago. The coach finally spoke up two years after he was sacked by the Bianconeri, despite leading Juventus to winning five Serie A titles in five years and reaching the Champions League final twice.

At that time he received many offers from other clubs, but then he was rejected. `` When Real Madrid contacted me three years ago, I promised Juventus I would stay. That's the only thing I reject, '' said Allegri, quoted from Football-Italy, Monday (22/3).

A year later, Allegri was fired after the rejection, even though the remaining contract is still a year away. Now he is not under a contract and is free to decide which club to train. The Italian coach was also asked about the possibility of returning to Juventus in the future.

But he admitted that it was difficult to say this possibility, because Andrea Pirlo was considered to have done a good job. '' I did not know that Juventus got lost. They were in the Coppa Italia final, won the Supercoppa and fought in the top four. The Champions League is a small gamble, '' he explained.