Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has extended his contract with the club by one year and is set to be in charge until the end of the 2016/17 season according to the Serie A champions.
Allegri led Juventus to a Serie A-Italian cup double in his first season in charge which also saw an impressive run in the Champions League and saw them compete in the final only to be beaten by Barcelona. Many feared the worst for the Turin-based club when he was unveiled as Antonio Conte’s replacement.
“Allegri is our leader and has enjoyed an extraordinary first season at the helm,taking the team to another level,” proclaimed club president Andrea Agnelli to reporters. The new deal is set to boost Allegri’s salary which sees him being the second highest paid coach in Italy’s top flight division.
The coach also clinched the Serie A title with AC Milan in 2011 however he was fired in January 2014 after a poor first half of the season.
