Marcello Lippi believes Juventus are now among Europe’s biggest clubs, but “must have many regrets” over the Champions League.
The former Bianconeri boss spoke to reporters at an event at Milan’s Bocconi University.
“Juve have reached a very high level internationally and are among the top six to eight clubs in Europe.
“The best way of seeing that is the fact they are turning down huge offers for important players. Up until a short while ago, those offers would’ve made them think.
Marcello Lippi believes Juventus are now among Europe’s biggest clubs, but “must have many regrets” over the Champions League.
The former Bianconeri boss spoke to reporters at an event at Milan’s Bocconi University.
“Juve have reached a very high level internationally and are among the top six to eight clubs in Europe.
“The best way of seeing that is the fact they are turning down huge offers for important players. Up until a short while ago, those offers would’ve made them think.
“When I returned to Juve, I was told we’d have to sell Zinedine Zidane, but with that money we signed Lilian Thuram, Pavel Nedved and Gigi Buffon. We won another two titles in Italy and did well in Europe.
“Juventus turning down offers for Paul Pogba means they consider themselves at the top level and are financially stable.”
Max Allegri has made it clear he wants to target the Champions League next season, as the Round of 16 exit to Bayern Munich still stings.
"Juve must have many regrets for this season,” continued Lippi. “If we look at it, the loss at Sevilla was their only error after the defeat to Sassuolo (on October 28).
“The comeback in Serie A was extraordinary, but there was the big mistake of the elimination in Europe. It’s a pity, as they played well in both legs against Bayern Munich.
“The regret is that Juve could’ve played the Final again and in my view this could’ve been their year.”
Despite beating Manchester City home and away, Juve finished second in their group due to the defeat at Sevilla and consequently got a tough draw.