Arsenal managerial target Max Allegri holds talks with Barcelona over £7.2million-a-year deal to replace Luis Enrique as boss
Juventus chief met with the Catalan giants' director, Ariedo Braida, after Champions League victory away at Porto
MAX ALLEGRI met with a Barcelona director in the Portuguese city of Porto to discuss terms to be the next manager at the Nou Camp, according to reports in Italy.
The Juventus boss — who is also a managerial target for Arsenal — is among the names on shortlist to replace Luis Enrique in Catalonia.
And report Barca bigwig, Ariedo Braida offered Allegri a yearly salary of £7.2million.
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The duo worked together when the past and the Nou Camp director hired his fellow countryman as boss of AC Milan in 2010.
The meeting is reported to have taken place on February 22 just before Juventus’s 2-0 victory over Porto at the Estadio Dragao in the Champions League.
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Allegri is also on the Emirates shortlist to replace Arsene Wenger, should the Frenchman stand down.
The Italian could be on course for one of the great seasons in football history.
With a third Serie A title seemingly in the bag, Juventus could win a total of three major honours.
The Bianoconeri are in the Copppa Italia final and have one step in the Champions League semi-final after beating Barcelona 3-0 at home in the first leg.
He heads to the Nou Camp for the return on Wednesday, where it is thought secondary talks could take place.
Since arriving at Juventus in 2014, Allegri has won six of the seven domestic trophies on offer — with this season’s Supercoppa Italia the only honour his side failed to claim.