Di Maria: ‘Juventus words not worth very much’

Angel Di Maria accused Juventus administrators and coach Max Allegri of sending combined messages over a brand new contract. ‘Typically you realise phrases aren’t price very a lot.’

The Argentina worldwide joined Juve as a free agent from Paris Saint-Germain final summer season, signing a one-year contract with an choice for a second.

Nevertheless, after 40 aggressive appearances with eight targets and 7 assists, El Fideo walked away with neither the membership nor participant seemingly thinking about extending their rapport past one yr.

“It was a really troublesome yr for the membership,” Di Maria advised DSports Radio in Argentina.

“I by no means fairly understood what occurred throughout the season. I attempted to know and to do my responsibility when it was my probability to play, however I didn’t play very a lot and on the finish that affected me.”

It was a chaotic marketing campaign off the sector in addition to on, with the membership docked Serie A factors over monetary irregularities, altering all the board of administrators and finally being bumped down from third place to seventh.

Di Maria had harsh phrases for the assorted membership representatives and likewise coach Allegri after departing.

“I had many conferences with the Juve administrators and it was not what I had mentioned with the coach. Typically you realise phrases aren’t price very a lot.”

He had been anticipated to return house to Argentina, however as an alternative Di Maria snubbed the hundreds of thousands of the Saudi Professional League to signal for Benfica.

“I did obtain many calls from Saudi Arabia, they have been loopy affords, however I selected with my coronary heart and I selected Benfica.”