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Juventus confident of keeping Paul Pogba - Massimiliano Allegri

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri is confident of keeping hold of Paul Pogba having strengthened his side's midfield with the signing of Miralem Pjanic from Roma this summer.

Allegri hopes to have both Pogba and Pjanic in his squad next season, to imrove their chances of winning the Champions League, and he is confident the France midfielder will stay.

"I'm not afraid of losing Pogba because both I and the club want to keep hold of him," Allegri told reporters at a kids' football event in his home city of Livorno.

"At this moment in time, Paul is our player, but nobody knows what will happen tomorrow, even if we have a great desire to keep him here.

"He's grown a lot and his second half of the season was extraordinary."

Allegri also welcomed the signing of Pjanic -- a player he was particularly keen on signing this summer after guiding the Bianconeri to a fifth straight Serie A title last term.

"Signing Pjanic is a really big move because he improves the depth of our midfield," Allegri said.

"There are only few players around who can improve us and he is one of these."

Allegri's concern now is ensuring that Alvaro Morata does not leave and force him to search for a new forward, especially after Sassuolo's Domenico Berardi turned down a move to Turin.

The Spain forward has an option in his contract to return to Real Madrid, but Allegri does not believe that would be the right move for the 23-year-old.

"I've advised him to stay at Juve," Allegri said. "Everybody wants to play regularly, but when you are at a big club, you can't give anybody a guaranteed place.

"I'm sorry that [Berardi] has chosen to stay with Sassuolo, also because I would have advised him to come to Juve. But I'm sure it will happen in the future."