Agnelli: “Let’s go on with Allegri Del Piero, he’s fine in Los Angeles”

The Juventus president speaks at 360 degrees about the future of the club: “Ours is a long-term project”

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Juventus at 360 degrees. Between truth, portraits and programs. Text by the president Andrea Agnelli, guest in Milan of the “Il Foglio a San Siro” event. Immediately a fixed point: forward with Allegri. «His project is valid and long-term. It brought the solidity we had asked for, we imagined a difficult year. The match against Inter regrets the Scudetto, but having regrets is a good omen for the future ». To fuel the gossip of a turnaround, a critical tweet from his cousin Lapo Elkann: «We joke with him, he has the ability to intervene at the right moment with interesting jokes. The budgets are made at the end, not after each meeting ». Moreover, the Italian Cup is still at stake and «every title counts», even if the championship remains the most important tournament «because it measures strength over the course of the season») and the appeal of the Champions League is unparalleled.

Focus on the excluded champions or those who are contemplating farewell: «Dybala is a great player who gave everything for Juve. Certain decisions are the offspring of moments, in December I thought Vlahovic was impossible. Resources are limited and you have to choose where to invest them, we have Vlahovic, De Ligt, Locatelli, Chiesa: making an unsuitable offer would not have been correct either for the company or for Dybala who is looking for the last great contract. We will talk about Chiellini’s future at the end of the season: he has had a guaranteed place in the club for some time, he has to decide when ». Executives of yesterday and today: «I love Marotta, but at that moment choices were made. He is doing very well at Inter and we have Arrivabene, a top-level CEO. I have an excellent relationship with Steven Zhang, I can say that I love Inter quite well, which is special. Del Piero is always welcome: he lives in Los Angeles, joining society means changing his way of life and he is happy with what he does “.

He also talks about the rumors that involve him, assuming a change at the top: «I don’t pay attention to it: I’m serene, I have fun and I know what we’re doing. My presidency? I don’t like to take stock: after each competition we start from scratch and we start again with the desire to finish in front of everyone ». Delicate issues, from capital gains (“We have full respect for the investigative bodies and we demand the same. We are happy that the company’s actions have been deemed correct”) to Superlega: “The project has led 12 clubs to sign a binding agreement of 160 pages , then some were frightened by the consequences. To move forward you need broad shoulders and we have them. Uefa is a monopoly operator because it centralizes all functions: regulator, judge, commercial operator. I don’t think it’s possible and that’s why we turned to the European Court of Justice, we appeal to the principle of free competition. Ceferin? The dialogue is interrupted: he has taken everything as a personal attack, but it is not so. In fact, a Super League is already there: we risk having a Premier League all year round and one from March to May. The English league has a turnover of 4.2 billion a year and will attract the most important players ».

He hopes for a new stadium for the Milanese and smiles on the Scudetto sprint: “I hope for a collective suicide by Inter, Milan and Naples, like 2 points in four games and we win them all”. Finally, a reflection on Italian football still out of the World Cup: «The 2006 generation of champions is the last one to grow up still on the street, today we need a federal school on the Belgian and French model. A law on ius soli would be fundamental, so much talent is now unconvinced. –