Why are the Bianconeri now willing to cash in on a player previously compared to Gaetano Scirea that had been touted as their next great defender?
Daniele Rugani's first season back at Juventus ended in Scudetto success.
“I hope to stay for many years," he enthused in May 2016, "and I’ll do everything to deserve staying for as long as possible, if I’m good enough..."
Nobody else at Juve has ever had any doubts over whether Rugani was good enough to become a stalwart of the Bianconeri backline; the question was whether he was tough enough.