Juventus are reportedly on the lookout for a new manager, and it’s not exactly a well-kept secret, as Thiago Motta is already aware of it.

Last summer, the 42-year-old was anointed by Cristiano Giuntoli as the ideal profile to co-lead the new project. The Juventus Football Director saw in the former Bologna coach an inspired young tactician capable of implementing a progressive style of play while simultaneously collecting positive results.

Serie A giants Juventus fell to a 4-0 loss to Atalanta in Turin yesterday and this led to manager Thiago Motta shutting down any talk about the Scudetto.Before the game, Juve were only six points

Juventus coach Thiago Motta insists he's not willing to make a scene following the thrashing defeat at the hands of Atalanta.

Juventus coach Thiago Motta has rejected calls to apologise after their 4-0 home defeat to Atalanta on Sunday.

Taking responsibility for bad results is a good thing, but Juventus boss Thiago Motta took it entirely too far after his team was dumped from the Champions League and Coppa Italia in the same week. Serie A seems lost,

Thiago Motta is under growing pressure at Juventus following The Old Lady’s exit to Empoli in the Coppa Italia quarter final. The Bianconeri lost to the Tuscan side on penalties after the game finished 1-1 after extra time.

Thiago Motta might have only one solution left to stay on as Juventus coach. After two successive eliminations in the space of a week the pressure is on for Juventus to secure a top-four finish in Serie A and a spot in next season’s Champions League.