The decision to leave Juventus was difficult, according to ex-president of Juventus, Andrea Agnelli, who has defended his time there.
In November, Agnelli and the rest of the Juventus board resigned amid a cloud of suspicion hanging over the Italian powerhouse’s financial records, which have been closely scrutinized by investigators because of an alleged case of false accounting. However, after a new request from the prosecutors that he, 11 other people, and the club stand trial in court surfaced, Agnelli rejected such claims.
Andrea Agnelli’s statement
The former president said the following during a shareholders’ meeting: “On top of loving Juventus, in recent years I have given my best to achieving results on and off the pitch. Juventus comes before everything and everyone. I am strongly convinced I have acted properly in recent years, and that accusations raised against us were not founded.”
After being demoted to Serie B in 2006 due to a match-fixing scandal, Juventus has encountered controversy before. Following the incident’s investigation, Juve suffered the most damage, with AC Milan, Fiorentina, and Lazio being the other three clubs that received the most attention.
As soon as Serie A resumes in early January, with Juventus traveling to Cremonese on the fourth, the club’s on-field future is set in stone. Off the field, though, it’s at best hazy. The case has a hearing scheduled for January 20; the result is likely to change the club’s prospects moving forward.