Italian journalist Michele Criscitiello mentioned what he described because the ‘battle’ between Juventus majority proprietor John Elkann and his cousin Andrea Agnelli.
When legendary Juventus president and Italian businessman Gianni Agnelli handed away in 2003, his grandson Elkann emerged as the primary inheritor.
However for the reason that 49-year-old had all the time been excited about enterprise reasonably than sport (or at the least soccer), he entrusted Agnelli with Juventus in 2010.
It didn’t take Andrea lengthy to guide the membership in direction of new heights on the home degree. Beneath this tutelage, the Bianconeri gained an unprecedented 9 straight Scudetto titles.
Nevertheless, his achievements had been undone following a sequence of sporting, authorized and political blunders, which finally compelled him to resign in November 2022 earlier than being slapped with a sporting ban.
Elkann then changed Agnelli and the outdated board with a few of his shut collaborators, together with Gianluca Ferrero and Maurizio Scanavino, however this hierarchy hasn’t been capable of information the membership in the appropriate course or connect with the fanbase.
Andrea Agnelli & John Elkann embroiled in household battle?
Curiously, Criscitiello believes that Elkann wasn’t too keen on the profitable dynasty constructed by his cousin who now needs to return to the membership.
“Elkann shouldn’t be a soccer man and can be failing the second likelihood that he gave himself,” wrote the journalist in his Sportitalia editorial.
“He hoped for the disasters and failures of his cousin, he put his finger in the place it was not wanted and didn’t benefit from the years of triumphs.
“Agnelli had his errors, after all. Who doesn’t make errors in 10 years of soccer? However he had introduced Juventus again to the highest. Ranging from zero or minus one.
“Then he made some fallacious soccer and political decisions and paid a really excessive value for being betrayed from inside.
“Immediately, Andrea wish to return as a result of, in contrast to his cousin, he loves soccer and is aware of it properly. Returning, nevertheless, underneath household management wouldn’t make a lot sense. The battle would proceed and Juventus would all the time pay the value.”
Elkann’s two decisions
Criscitiello thus believes the 2 males can not coexist on the membership, so Elkann should both hand the reins again to Agnelli and go away for good or promote to a 3rd celebration.
“Immediately, Elkann has two choices, not three. Convey his cousin again and say goodbye to soccer as soon as and for all, or promote Juventus, since nobody has the fervour and competence of the outdated Agnellis.
“He ought to rule out the third possibility on his personal: transfer ahead with this mindless undertaking. Juventus should all the time be a winner and by no means experimental.”
