**Leonardo Bonucci’s time at AC Milan did not go how the club had hoped, depsite the Italian defender being signed with the aim of aiding the Rossoneri’s return to the top.**
When looking at succesful defenders of the last generation, Bonucci is one that springs to mind in an instant. Not only was he part of the European Championship winning side of 2021, but he also won countless Scudetti with Juventus.
For this reason, it makes sense why Milan [**once looked to him**](https://sempremilan.com/bonucci-why-milan-manchester-city-psg) as an ideal to help bring the club forward after a challenging period during the 2010s, and when the Rossoneri forked out more than €40 million for the defender, it was done with the dreams of more.
However, the move never brought the fruits that were once dreamt of, and today, Bonucci has spoken to Gianlucadimarzio.com about his move to Milano, and his celebrations against his former club, and [Milan News](https://www.milannews.it/gli-ex/bonucci-sul-passaggio-al-milan-vissuto-talmente-male-quello-che-mi-e-stato-fatto-alla-juve-che-pensavo-solo-al-mio-bene-559223) have relayed his words.
“It was the end of June, the procurator called me and told me there was this possibility. At Juve after the Cardiff final something had broken. Juve and I talked and said that the roads had to separate and Milan came up. I would have been the symbol of the rebirth, with the captain’s armband.”
“Shifting the balance? It’s not my stuff, I kept it, but it was from my press officer. He wanted to say, help Milan to become a winner again, for me what Juve did was of no interest and I thought about myself.
“I lived so badly what had been done to me that I only thought of my own good. Do I regret leaving Juve? At that moment you make choices based on the conditions you’re experiencing. The year before the club told me: we won’t even sell you for 100 million. Then they sold me to AC Milan for 42 million and De Sciglio was also in on it, they sold me for 30 million.
“It’s not that they wanted to keep me at all costs.”
**Celebrations against Juventus…**
“I would do it again. I was playing for AC Milan at the time and I’ve been at any team giving it my all and a figure within Juve had treated me as he shouldn’t have. For me not to exult is a lack of respect for the new fans. When I left Juve I thanked the fans, the president, the manager, my former teammates and that’s all… Is anyone missing? You understand…”