Revealed: Why Juventus chose to back out of Pellegrini signing
The former Sassuolo man was reportedly virtually locked up by the Bianconeri for 30 million, but the management of the Turin-based club chose to take a step back and focus the investments in the arrivals of Cristiano Ronaldo and Joao Cancelo.
Pellegrini is a Roma youth product who, however, left the capital in 2015 to join Sassuolo, only to return back 'home' two years later.
Last season the 22-year-old midfielder featured in 37 matches across all competitions for the Giallorossi and registered 3 goals and 5 assists.
This season, Pellegrini is playing in a more advanced role, which is seemingly bringing the desired fruit to Di Francesco, who can exploit the technical qualities of the player at full potential.