ALVISE CAGNAZZO: Leonardo Bonucci's time at Juventus will soon come to an end after pre-season snub

Leonardo Bonucci's 13 years of ups and downs at Juventus have, this week, been compounded by the poor communicative debut of Cristiano Giuntoli.

Juventus' new sporting director only arrived at the start of the month but has already had a major impact on the future of the Italian giants.

Ahead of the 2023-24 season, the last-standing member of Juventus' historic defensive line - which featured Buffon, Barzagli, Chiellini and Bonucci - will leave the club.

According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Juventus chiefs Giuntoli and Giovanni Manna visited Bonucci during his family holiday in Tuscany to inform him that he would left out of their pre-season tour of America.

Despite the 36-year-old outlasting all of his former team-mates at the Old Lady, Bonucci was still left in shock by the unexpected news that he would have to leave.

As Italian football prepares to say goodbye to the man who scored in the final of the European Championships at Wembley, some may question the decision to shift Bonucci but, in actuality, it's clear to see why they've done so.

At 36 years old, the Italian isn't getting any younger and has been in a declining physical condition for the previous two season, which has hindered Juventus.

The defender is noticeably slower than his young team-mates and, in general, the team look worse when he is chosen to play with either Bremer or Federico Gatti.

After Nesta, Bergomi, Maldini, Cannavaro, Materazzi, Chiellini and Barzagli, he has been the beacon of the national team's defense which, in turn, has made it much harder to accept his regression on the pitch.

The historic No. 19 shirt at Juventus will have a new owner as early as this summer, despite Bonucci's wishes to have a proper send-off at the Allianz Stadium.

However,