Leonardo Bonucci Transfer Rumours: Latest News, Speculation on Juventus Defender

Juventus have reportedly rejected a €45 million (£38.5 million) bid from Manchester City for star centre-back Leonardo Bonucci.

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Juve Not Open to Bonucci Sale

Wednesday, July 6

Per Gianluca Di Marzio (via Goal's Chris Davie), City offered Bonucci, 29, a salary of €7 million (£6 million) per year as new manager Pep Guardiola is eager to bolster the Sky Blues defence, but Juve are not willing to accept their bid.

Along with Giorgio Chiellini and Andrea Barzagli at Juve, Bonucci makes up arguably the world's best defensive trio, thus it will likely take only a monster bid from City for the Old Lady to be persuaded to sell.

Indeed, Juve reportedly consider Bonucci to be "completely off the market", per Gianluca Di Marzio (via translator David Amoyal).

The Italian has been at Juventus since 2010 and has a current contract that ties him to the club until 2020.

Not only is he a highly accomplished defender, but his distribution from deep is also remarkable, no doubt a key factor that attracted Guardiola.

Bonucci was brilliant for Italy in their recent Euro 2016 campaign and has only driven his value up after performing consistently well on the international stage.

Much of Juve's success in recent years has been a result, in part, of their consistently brilliant defence and manager Massimiliano Allegri will be loath to break his back line up.

The Serie A giants have warded off City after their first attempt, but the Sky Blues are unlikely to walk away and may well return soon with a more tempting offer.