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Max Allegri: Juventus stars must think 'very carefully' before leaving

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has warned any players thinking about leaving the Italian champions should "consider things very carefully" and claimed they are "among the top four European clubs."

Paul Pogba and Leonardo Bonucci are both linked with moves to the Premier League but Allegri has said he is not concerned by the speculation as he is confident about Juventus' place among the elite.

"I am calm about the English rumours," he told Gazetta dello Sport. "Anyone who has the opportunity to leave Juventus has to consider things very carefully, because right now Juve are among the top four European clubs.

"This is not a selling club that just lets its players go. Pogba belongs to Juve and at the end of the day he too will want to win another Scudetto and hopefully the Champions League.

"We have grown in terms of appeal and awareness of our own capabilities. So far our market this summer has been eight out of 10, bringing in players of international pedigree like Medhi Benatia, Dani Alves and Miralem Pjanic."