The entire board of Juventus resigned on Monday, various Italian media reported. Chairman Andrea Agnelli and vice-chairman Pavel Nedved, among others, are said to have resigned from the Italian superpower. CEO Maurizio Arrivabene and seven others have also resigned from the board. This means that the chaos is now really complete in Turin. Trainer Massimiliano Allegri will remain seated as far as is known.
An investigation into forgery and fraud, called Prisma, is believed to have prompted the inexorable decision, according to highly regarded sources such as Sky Italy and La Gazetta dello Sport. La Vecchia Signora would have cheated with the accounting in the years 2019, 2020 and 2021, according to the court. Juventus has long been a suspected protagonist in the investigation.
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The CONSOB, the Italian body in charge of supervising financial activities, recently asked the club for clarification. For that reason, the shareholders’ meeting was moved from last Wednesday to December 27. On Monday, the board of directors had an emergency meeting in Continassa, where it announced that it was leaving. In the statement on the club website, Juventus indicates, among other things, that Maurizio Scanavino is the new general manager.
On a sporting level, Juve is in the stomach this season with head coach Allegri. According to various media, the 55-year-old coach has a sky-high severance premium in his contract. Juventus are currently third in Serie A, ten points behind leaders Napoli. In the Champions League, the club failed to qualify for the knockout phase, making the intermediate round in the Europa League a fact. A diptych with the French Nantes awaits in February.