It‘s finally official – Thiago Motta is the new Juventus coach. The Brazilian/Italian coach and former Barcelona, Inter and PSG midfielder finaly signed a contract until 2027. This deal was done days ago, but the dragged on until today, when it was offically announced. Thiago Motta will be earning around 3.5 million euros per season plus bonuses, which could rise to a maximum of 5 million. The Torino giant managed to save on his wage, considering that former coach Massimiliano Allegri earned as twice as much. Juventus’s technical director Cristiano Giuntoli traveled yesterday to Cascais, a luxurious resort near Lisbon where Thiago Motta’s family lives and where he is currently on vacation to iron out the last details before the deal was signed. ™️⚽ pic.twitter.com/fhFHegPUkm— JuventusFC (@juventusfc) June 12, 2024 “I am really happy to begin a new experience at the helm of a great club like Juventus. I thank the owners and the management who I assure of all my ambition to keep the Juventus colors high and make the fans happy” Motta said in a short statement. Motta crossed Szczęsny and Chiesa alreadyThe first major ‘gift‘ for Motta is expected to be Douglas Luiz. Juve has reached a preliminary agreement with Aston Villa that involves the transfer of Iling and McKennie to Birmingham plus an additional payment. The English club is asking for an extra 20,000,000 euros since they value the Brazilian at 65,000,000 euros, while Iling and McKennie are valued at 45,000,000 euros.While the deal for Douglas Luiz is expected to proceed smoothly, acquiring Mason Greenwood will be more challenging. Manchester United has raised his price to 50 million euros as his good season at Getafe has significantly increased his value. Wojciech Szczęsny is moving to Al Nassr to join Cristiano Ronaldo. Juventus will receive four million euros plus a few million more through bonuses from the Polish player’s transfer. The money from Szczęsny’s sale and the savings on his salary allow Juve to immediately purchase Michele Di Gregorio from Monza (ten million euros plus bonuses).Juventus will get a new coach: Motta leaves BolognaThiago Motta started his coaching career in 2018 – starting from the youth team of Paris Saint Germain, the team with which he had finished his playing adventure a few months earlier. In Italy he arrived on the bench of Genoa in 2019, and then coached Spezia and Bologna, the team with which he achieved a historic qualification for the Champions League which was enough to get a Juve gig. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8154672##
