Juve, the new sports director: who is in the running and the latest news

The new sporting director of Juventus will have to be an “added value”. This is how he is defined in the button rooms at Continassa, in the various comparisons that exist between the souls who live on the upper floors of society. Turin needs a manager who works according to the work already started in recent years by the Cherubini management and who Allegri has definitively moved to the first team in recent months: the valorisation of young people who grow up at home is no longer an idea, but a fact that is perceived (and supported) as a new reality also by the fans, the metamorphosis has already taken place and it just needs to be managed with greater continuity.

REFLECTION

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The strong candidates are already known, but it is necessary to clarify that the company will not be in any hurry to close at least until it knows the reasons that prompted the Coni guarantee college to rebound the -15 penalty sentence. It is a fundamental passage because, through the same trace that led to confirming the inhibitions of Andrea Agnelli, Maurizio Arrivabene, Fabio Paratici and Federico Cherubini, the new starting point of the defense that will have to build Juventus will be clearer and, consequently, what kind of season should he prepare for next year.

TIMES

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The hunt for the new sporting director will have its final, definitive momentum by mid-May. In the meantime, the company knows it can count, in addition to Cherubini (who could be relocated in light of the reduced operations by the inhibition, unless he decides to step aside) on the support of Giovanni Manna, the manager of Next Gen who in recent months has also been Calvo’s operative hand to maintain relations with the prosecutors. Just to clarify, a new director will also arrive if the current structure is confirmed, because at that point at least one new figure would be needed for the second team.

STRATEGY

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The accompanying figures who would arrive in Turin together with the new director should be monitored. The issue of collaborators is by no means secondary because, faced with such a reconstruction, everyone could evaluate confirmations or replacements in the various command roles of the entire sports area, involving the scouting team and even the youth sector. From here a series of joints would emerge that could open or close spaces for new faces or even returns, with a domino effect that is difficult to predict but highly probable. For now we are working under the radar and on different tables, to make the best choices.

HYPOTHESIS

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Cristiano Giuntoli, who would have given Juventus availability but would first have to free himself from Naples (contract until 2024) would bring a loyalist, Giuseppe Pompilio, who would immediately become his deputy. While for scouting he could evaluate the confirmation of Matteo Tognozzi, already head of the structure. The latter would have less chance of staying with the arrival of Frederic Massara, who however would not involve Geoffrey Moncada (now at Milan). Andrea Berta would change everything, Giovanni Rossi what was necessary, granting full continuity to the work done so far in relation to the first team.

CHIELLINI BIS

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In the case of zeroing the current leadership, also watch out for some possible return. Claudio Chiellini, after eight seasons in the Juve sports area and close collaborator of Cherubini when the Under 23 project was born, has shown a lot in the last two years as director of Pisa, touching Serie B and enhancing players like Lucca and Morutan, right to name a few. It could be the added value in a new management training, useful for introducing the new ones into the black and white world: the second team project would demonstrate its importance also for the training of managers.

FINAL SPRINT

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Who will make it to the finish line? One thing is certain: the new structure will revolve around Allegri, who has been indicated by John Elkann as the main reference in the sports area. In short, it is not exactly a coincidence that the candidacies of Massara and Rossi are closely linked to the coach; and that Giuntoli too, according to what he would have reported in the talks with the board, would start from the current coach, trying to influence the more medium-long term choices. Max has won in Juve and has everyone’s full trust: since his return he has attracted criticism by protecting the team and also the club, against the waves of a stormy sea.