“We are not looking over our shoulders, we will try to do our best, get the target we set with Allegri at the start of the season and get it as soon as possible,” Giuntoli told Sky Sport Italia.

“We’re pleased for Italian football that there are now five places for Serie A clubs.”

Inevitably, the questions to Giuntoli were about the future of Allegri on the Juventus bench, who has a contract until June 2025.

“We are very happy with the coach, he is doing a great job with the lads. At the end of the season, when we have all the cards on the table, we will be able to plan the future.

“He has a contract, at this moment we want to put all our focus on the objectives that we want to achieve this season.”

Could Juventus even offer Allegri a new contract or let it run down to June 2025?

“The coach has a year left on his contract and we are happy with his work. As I said, we’ll see what our budget is, what tournaments we are qualified for. It is not easy to keep the books balanced and also provide a squad with quality, so we need to wait for that.”