Report Montero to terminate Juventus contract and join Balotelli at Al-Ittifaq

Paolo Montero, former coach of the Juventus Next Gen team and caretaker manager of the senior squad, is terminating his contract to take over Mario Balotelli’s Al-Ittifaq.

According to multiple sources including Sky Sport Italia and La Gazzetta dello Sport, the negotiations are effectively down to the details and it will be made official within 48 hours.

Montero spent a big chunk of his playing career in Italy with Atalanta and Juventus, before returning to South America in 2005 and retiring in 2007.