The centre-back himself revealed that he was almost forced out by the Old Lady in a chat with the Spanish press.
Having said that, the sale of a talent like the tall yet technically supreme centre-back is only the tip of the iceberg for Juve. An example of that is Cristian Romero. More recently, Matias Soule was sold to Roma. Enzo Barrenechea and Samuel Iling-Junior to Aston Villa defines it all. It is a case under the ConSob microscope.
Quite the same has happened with Nicolo Fagioli, who joined Fiorentina. The Italian was literally pushed out of the squad. ConSob’s believe that it is a pure cash plus swap deal, disregarding the idea of a capital gain. It is still an ongoing battle.
Many may now mind if could all of this be considered the club’s fault or management's mistakes.