Marotta: Allegri happy at Juve

Juventus director Beppe Marotta assured Max Allegri has no need to leave amid Arsenal reports. “He has a contract, we’re happy.”

He spoke to TV cameras ahead of this afternoon’s Serie A match with Sassuolo.

“We know this game has always caused us problems and we are facing it with the right approach,” the director told Mediaset Premium at a sold out Mapei Stadium.

This morning British newspapers again reported that Arsenal were in negotiations with Allegri for next season.

“Allegri has a contract with us and I reaffirm we have an excellent rapport which has brought us great success. We want to continue growing with him.

“Even without the fact there is a contract, there are no reasons to start creating problems. We are happy with him and he is happy with us.”

Allegri recently transformed the side with an all-attack 4-2-3-1 system.

“Miralem Pjanic is doing much better with this system and one of the best qualities of the Coach is the ability to get the best out of his players, even by changing system. I am convinced this tactic can lead us to great things.

“Patrice Evra has left, but we already have the replacements in-house, namely Kwadwo Asamoah and Federico Mattiello. We have excellent alternatives to Alex Sandro.”