The Italian Serie A giants, Juventus’ entire board of directors have shockingly resigned from their positions, including the president, Andrea Agnelli and his vice, Pavel Nedved.
A unanimous decision has been made by the board of directors at the Italian giants to resign en masse, leaving them in a state of flux amid the mid-season World Cup break.
Managing director Maurizio Arrivabene is set to remain in charge of his administrative duties despite also resigning, with the club set to fall into a significant period of transition.
The 2021-22 season saw a year of record-breaking losses published by the Turin club, with a £220million (€254.3m) loss registered.
The decision for a mass exodus from the board – which was front page news in Italy on Tuesday – was made on the proposal of president Agnelli, after the board agreed that it was in the best interest of the club for a new group of executives to take over at Juventus.
He wrote, “We are facing a delicate moment in society. Better to leave everyone together, giving the possibility to a new team to overturn the game.
“When the team is not compact it lends itself to the opponents and this can be fatal.
“At that moment we need to have clarity and contain the damage. I will continue to imagine and work for a better football club, comforted by a phrase by Friedrich Nietzsche: “And those who saw themselves dancing were considered crazy by those who did not hear the music.
“Remember everyone, we will recognise each other everywhere with a look: we are the people of Juve!”
Details of the letter were released by Ansa and La Repubblica.
According to Daily Mail, the unanimous decision came as a result of involvement in the Prisma investigation, opened by the Turin Public Prosecutor’s Office.
A statement published on the club’s official website said that the board received ‘new legal and accounting opinions’ from independent experts in charge of assessing the ‘critical issues’.
The full board of directors included: Laurence Debroux, Massimo Della Ragione, Katryn Fink, Daniela Marilungo, Francesco Roncaglio, Giorgio Tacchia and Suzanne Keywood, as well as Agenlli, Nedved and Arrivabene.
Juventus now find themselves in a state of flux as pressure escalates off the pitch with regards to allegations, which they have previously denied.
