Previous Juventus president Andrea Agnelli insists he is ‘firmly convinced of the very good work’ he did in Turin as he opens up on why he resigned following 13 years at the club – immediately after the board were being accused of wrong accounting
Previous Juventus president Andrea Agnelli has issued a defiant assertion declaring he is ‘firmly persuaded of the very good work’ he did in demand – inspite of UEFA investigating the club on false accounting and marketplace manipulation prices.
Juve’s total board resigned en masse in November amid the expenses, with the community prosecutor’s business office launching a probe into the club around player worth inflation and wage irregularities.
But at his previous shareholders’ conference in Turin on Tuesday, the 47-calendar year-previous insisted he is very pleased of the perform he carried out irrespective of the ongoing crisis, and opened up on why he stepped down from the Italian giants.
Former Juventus president Andrea Agnelli insisted he is happy of the work he did at the club
He said: ‘Leaving the presidency was not an straightforward choice for me. In addition to loving Juve, I have labored challenging to reach the incredible benefits of latest yrs, on and off the pitch.
‘I took this selection in comprehensive serenity, I continue being firmly convinced of the superior perform of all these decades, an viewpoint confirmed also in current weeks by the evaluation of numerous specialists: Juventus will reveal its legitimacy in each individual avenue.
‘I assumed it appropriate to acquire a action back, to prevent that one particular could even feel that the options and choices that will be created from now on ended up conditioned by my private involvement.
Agnelli and the full Juve board of administrators resigned en masse in November amid a UEFA investigation on false accounting and market manipulation prices, which is ongoing
‘It was an honour to be President of Juventus, which arrives prior to anything and anyone. Fino Alla Fantastic (everything will be alright in the end).’
UEFA also opened an investigation into potential breaches of the Club Licensing and Financial Fair Engage in restrictions just days after the mass exodus from Turin.
Juve introduced a whole new board of directors on Boxing Day, with Gianluca Ferrero named club president.
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The disaster threatens to engulf the club, with a person director admitting the gravity of the problem at the Allianz Stadium.
Stefano Bertola was reportedly caught by means of wire-tapping in July telling club chief Federico Cherubini the problem was comparable to the Calciopoli match-correcting scandal – only this time it was wholly of their possess undertaking.
He explained: ‘The condition is really sensitive. In 15 years I make only one particular comparison: Calciopoli. There was the complete environment pulling at us, but we created this for ourselves.’