Juventus haven’t hit rock bottom yet. In theory, Max Allegri and his boys could catch the last train to the Europa League in the last round, but before the start of the new season, UEFA could also kick them out of the Conference League.In Nyon, in UEFA headquarters, they are not satisfied with the fine imposed on Juventus by the competent authorities of the Italian Football Association, as well as the conditions under which the out-of-court agreement was reached with the Bianconeri regarding the (un)paid wages during the covid-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020.UEFA has received all the documents from the Italian judicial authorities and the translation and analysis of the received documents is underway. The national football organization is particularly interested in the part concerning Juve’s final annual balance sheets and the documents they submitted in order to be able to enroll in the Italian championships. Another segment under UEFA’s scrutiny is the so-called unsportsmanlike conduct. This is an area in which UEFA has the discretion to interpret the evidence collected regardless of the enforcement judgments of the courts. In theory and practice, it is possible for a club to be cleared of liability by a regular court, but for UEFA to find anti-sporting elements and impose a penalty on the club in question.##NAJAVA_MECA_7292142##UEFA executives hoped that the Italian FA would make their job easier. If Juventus had been punished so drastically that it could not participate in the European Cup competitions, UEFA could have dealt with the case of Juventus without much haste. In the existing constellation in Nyon, they must make a decision on the Old Lady by the end of this month to allow time for technical appeal times and a possible final judgment by the Tribunal Arbitral du Sport (TAS) in Lausanne before the European Cup competitions begin at the end of August. A reminder – Juve will be seeded regardless of the competition they are in and will not be drawn before mid-August.The position of Juventus is additionally tricky for UEFA authorities because the Old Lady achieved the so-called “settlement agreement” which allowed the Turin club to pay a six times smaller fine (a little more than 3,000,000 euros instead of a little less than 20,000,000) and to have three seasons available to sort out their business books.”Settlement agreement” is a double-edged agreement. On the one hand, it immediately eases the position of the club, gives it a chance to get in order with a minimal penalty, but in case it does not fulfill what is stipulated in the agreement or, even worse, falsifies the business books to make it appear that it respects the obligations assumed, the penalties will be exponentially more drastic.So, to recap: – 10 points penalty for PLUSVALENZE still stands. Juventus WILL NOT appeal- €720,000 fine for SALARY MANOEUVRES. NO points penalty- We await outcome of any potential UEFA investigation (if there is one)#Juventus pic.twitter.com/jtOB8nFZOz— Juventus News Live (@juvenewslive) May 30, 2023 According to unofficial information, Juventus risk being expelled from European competitions for a year. However, UEFA’s decision is not necessarily final. We saw in the example of Manchester City who UEFA punished with a two-year ban from playing in continental cup competitions – they presented fake sponsorship deals to cover the deficits in the closing balances of the business – but the TAS ruled in favor of the club whose owners are from the United Arab Emirates.It should also be emphasized that the European Super League project is not a decisive element in this case, but it influences UEFA’s decision regarding Juventus. It is clear to everyone that UEFA cannot exclude Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus from their competitions at the same time. UEFA would, of course, cause damage to the mentioned clubs, but it would also penalize itself and its incomes, after all, it is always about money and power, and not about concern for football and its future – with the Super League, UEFA would go bankrupt and would have to reform – that’s why the Old Lady is an excellent scapegoat. Barcelona and Real Madrid are an example to learn from.##EDITORS_CHOICE##ALLEGRI HAS TO CHANGE IN ORDER NOT TO BE SACKEDThe management of Juventus is asking Max Allegri for a 180-degree turn. A meeting of all the club’s top men with Allegri should be organized in the next few days and according to information circulating around Continassa, the trophy expert is being asked to make a radical turn in the Bianconeri’s game and accept without objection a policy of cutting costs by selling players who can do the most money and buy ‘low-cost’ footballers.The outcome of that meeting is not certain. Allegri was chosen by other Juventus leaders, most notably former president Andrea Agnelli, and had a completely different project in mind two years ago than the one on the horizon today. It has not been said that the coach will accept the new terms. There are also rumors that the new management could ask him to agree to a reduction in his astronomical salary of 7,500,000 euros.It seems that within the Juventus management, including owner John Elkann, Allegri enjoys the trust of only Francesco Calvo.The Old Lady’s first choice in the event of Allegri’s departure is Igor Tudor. The Croatian coach meets most of the required characteristics: he is a former Juventus player and got to know the environment from a different angle as Andrea Pirlo’s deputy. In the meantime, he accumulated valuable experience in Verona and Olympique de Marseille. Tudor’s comparative advantage is that his salary is several times lower than Allegri’s and with him it would be even more feasible to make a generational change and restore the team.Another year and another coach spent: Tudor says leaves Olympique de MarseilleVLAHOVIĆ PAYING THE PRICE FOR A BAD SEASONDušan Vlahović will most likely be the card that Juventus will play to solve its economic problems due to missing earnings from the Champions League, Italian Super Cup, Serie A and several other sponsorship contracts related to the Champions League. When all is said and done, Juve will have to cover a hole of 80,000,000 euros and this time Elkann has no intention of being generous and paying the necessary funds.Therefore, the management of Juventus and the new sports director, most likely Cristiano Giuntoli, will have to save between 80 and 100,000,000 euros by buying and selling players and reducing the total amount of wages.There are several ways to solve that problem: the simplest would be to sell Vlahovic for 70-80 million euros and Federico Chiesa for 40-45 million. Juve would not only collect more than 100 million euros, but also drastically reduce the total amount of wages since the two cost together about 25 million euros salary-wise.Manchester United, Chelsea, Newcastle, Bayern and PSG all show interest in Vlahović. One gets the impression that the fate of the Serbian footballer is tied to the decisions Victor Osimhen and Harry Kane make, that is, where they will continue their careers. Bayern and Liverpool paid special attention to Chiesa. If he has to leave, the Italian would prefer the Premier League, and consequently Liverpool.Swap or snap: there’s probably only one way for Mane at the momentIn the current Juventus team, except for Bonucci and Danilo, all other players are for sale, there are no untouchables. Di Maria, Paredes and Rabiot are most likely to leave the club. Szczesny and Kean are very close to following in their footsteps. The situation is somewhat more complicated around Milik. The Pole would like to stay at Juve, his release from Olympique de Marseille is set at 7,000,000 euros. Continassa has not yet decided what to do, and time is running out, the deadline is June 10. There are rumors that Lazio could step in to replace Juve and sign the Pole as Immobile’s substitute.UEFA has been investigating the capital gains case for months, and if it finds that Juventus have violated the principles of sportsmanship and altered the accounts in view of FFP, a possible one or two year ban from European competitions cannot be ruled out. (@Gazzetta_it) pic.twitter.com/4KZXEk3PMy— JuveFC (@juvefcdotcom) May 26, 2023 Apart from the players at the exit door, there is also an army of footballers whose loans are expiring and for whom Juve will have to find a new co-location in order not to pay footballers without them playing. From that list, Rovella and possibly Kulusevski and McKennie could possibly be useful for the new project. All the others, from Artur and Zakaria, through Ranocchia, Cambiaso and Frabotta to Luca Pellegrini, Ake, Nicolussi, will be sent to other clubs in order not to spend a year without competitive matches.
