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Restructuring at Juventus Turin: changes in the game are to follow
Gianluca Ferrero took over as Chairman, Maurizio Scanavino as the new CEO and Secretary General. Fioranna Negri, Laura Cappiello and Diego Pistone joined the new board. As John Elkann (CEO of major shareholder Exor) said, “the most important new addition”. Tuttosport Explained, but Juve only brought in in 2023: Cristiano Giuntoli (pictured).
The 52-year-old had to deal with a huge burden in his first year in office: not only was the financial situation not befitting a top club, but many of the transfers that had already been completed before his arrival were rented out. This reduced his budget.
But now he wants to take Juventus back to its old glory days – and he is going all out to do so. Giuntoli, who studied architecture for 16 semesters, found his master builder in Thiago Motta long ago. It is remarkable how much trust he has in the new coach. “Giuntoli knows how to communicate his ideas very well. It was not difficult for the two of them to understand each other,” Alessandro Canovi explained in an interview. Opinion 2. “You can look at it this way that the two of them plan all the projects together,” the Motta consultant added.
Just a typical phrase after recent collaborations? Perhaps. But the transfer activity so far also shows clear signings. The squad is currently being restructured, 91 million euros have already been raised through sales, and more players are set to leave.
According to the information received from Gazzetta dello Sport Eight professionals were cross-listed. “We have made ourselves clear internally,” Motta explained on the sidelines of a friendly match against Stade Brest: “We spoke to each of them. They are strong players who are used to playing all the time and the club is trying to find a solution for them to find.”
Federico Chiesa, Wojciech Szczesny, Weston McKennie, Mattia De Sciglio, Arthur Melo, Filip Kostic, Hans Nicolussi-Caviglia and Daniele Rugani are named by the Italian newspaper. In fact, well-known players are reportedly on the sidelines.
