It was one of the surprising transfers of last summer. Leonardo Bonucci, 36 years old and an entire career in Serie A, signed up for Union Berlin for one season. With the objective of bringing experience within a club engaged in the Champions League after a fantastic 2022-2023 financial year.
But nothing went as planned in Germany, where Bonucci went to live alone, without his family back in Italy. Little playing time and disappointing results. Worse, the Italian defender has not won a single match in the 10 appearances made. As a result, the Italian press, and mainly the Corriere dello Sport, the announcement about the departure during the winter transfer window. Especially since AS Roma would be interested in his services, to compensate for the absence of Chris Smalling.
