{"id":1101061,"date":"2019-08-11T19:03:17","date_gmt":"2019-08-11T18:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1101061"},"modified":"2019-08-11T19:03:17","modified_gmt":"2019-08-11T18:03:17","slug":"marcelo-never-juventus-real-madrid","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/marcelo-never-juventus-real-madrid\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I never thought of wearing the Juventus shirt&#8221; &#8211; Marcelo confirms Serie A offer to leave Real Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Real Madrid left-back Marcelo has confirmed he was contacted about a potential move to Serie A over the summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old endured a tough campaign last season, starting just 21 La Liga matches, after falling behind Sergio Reguilon in the pecking order.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Was Marcelo close to leaving Real? Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Marcelo started just 21 La Liga matches last season.<\/li>\n<li>The 31-year-old fell out of favour with former manager Santiago Solari.<\/li>\n<li>Zidane&#8217;s return saw Marcelo reinstated and captain Real Madrid.<\/li>\n<li>Marcelo confirmed he had received interest from Serie A clubs in the summer.<\/li>\n<li>But the Brazilian insists he never thought of switching.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7336082-10-predictions-for-the-2019-20-premier-league-season\/embed\/v4\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As a result, the Brazilian was being linked with a move away from Real Madrid over the summer, with Juventus touted as a potential destination &#8211; joining up with former team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo.<\/p>\n<p>But as the La Liga season edges closer, combined with the return of Zinedine Zidane, Marcelo looks certain to stay at Real Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>And the defender has now revealed there was never any chance of him leaving the Santiago Bernabeu despite the interest.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was approached by Italian clubs (about a move),&#8221; he told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gazzetta.it\/Calcio\/Serie-A\/Juventus\/09-08-2019\/marcelo-juve-champions-grazie-cr7-fonseca-porta-novita-roma-3401545070308.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gazzetta dello Sport<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But they were only rumours. The truth is that I love Real Madrid, it is my home and the best club in the world.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In my head there was never an idea that I would wear a Juventus shirt, I am committed to Real Madrid.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid kick off their new La Liga campaign on Saturday August 17 away to Celta Vigo.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How will Zinedine Zidane setup Real Madrid? 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