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'It was a source of pride to be an objective for them': Leonardo Bonucci reveals he rejected chance to join Real Madrid in favour of return to Juventus Leonardo Bonucci rejoined Juventus from AC Milan a year after he left the club The Italian defender has revealed he rejected the chance to join Real Madrid  He said Cristiano Ronaldo can help the club win the Champions League  Juventus take on Atletico Madrid in the last-16 of the competition on Wednesday 

By Peter Rutzler For Mailonline

Published: 10:55 GMT, 19 February 2019 | Updated: 11:00 GMT, 19 February 2019

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Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci has revealed he turned down the chance to join Real Madrid last summer.

The Italy international chose instead to rejoin Juventus just a year after leaving the club for Serie A rivals AC Milan. 

He reportedly took a wage cut to return to the Old Lady, and it now transpires that he also rejected the advances of the European champions.

Leonardo Bonucci turned down the chance to join Real Madrid from AC Milan last summer

Leonardo Bonucci turned down the chance to join Real Madrid from AC Milan last summer

Asked if it was true that he rejected Real Madrid, Bonucci told Spanish newspaper AS: 'Yes, it is: Real Madrid looked at me and it was a source of pride and a pleasure to be an objective for them.

'It means that I've worked well over the years. The call of Juventus, however, and the

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