Mattia De Sciglio has damaged his silence over his failed switch to Czech facet Hradec Kralove, firmly rejecting the membership’s suggestion that he didn’t move his medical.
The 33-year-old former Milan and Juventus defender had travelled to the Czech Republic earlier this month, finishing medical exams and participating in two coaching periods over a three-day keep, earlier than being informed the transfer wouldn’t be going forward.
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Hradec Kralove, whose possession group contains former Juventus director , issued a press release saying the membership had evaluated “all outcomes and circumstances” earlier than deciding in opposition to signing De Sciglio, with sporting director Petr Pojezný including that the defender wouldn’t have offered the “quick assist” they have been searching for.
TURIN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 02: Kenan Yildiz of Juventus battles for possession with Mattia De Sciglio of Empoli in the course of the Serie A match between Juventus and Empoli at Allianz Stadium on February 02, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Picture by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Pictures)
Ex-Juventus & Milan full-back De Sciglio: ‘Right here’s the reality’
De Sciglio took to Instagram to supply a starkly completely different account of occasions.
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The Italian insisted he handed all medical examinations, together with his bodily situation licensed by official medical reviews.
He additionally revealed he had been persistently approached by the membership and acquired a number of variations of his contract over a number of weeks, usually incomplete or requiring amendments, but maintained full professionalism all through.
In a pointed assertion, De Sciglio wrote that he “firmly rejects any reference or insinuation” concerning the medical exams, calling the membership’s conclusion shocking given the weeks of negotiations, the checks carried out, and his confirmed medical health.
He concluded by calling for mutual respect, transparency and professionalism to type the premise of any working relationship, expressing hope that related conditions wouldn’t be repeated, for himself or every other skilled.