Damien Comolli He has submitted his resignation as CEO of Juventus. The decision came after discussions with the owners, who in the meantime have already identified a successor by decision of President John Elkann: Giovanni Carnevali, who has been at the helm of Sassuolo for several yearsJuventus has called an extraordinary board meeting for Friday, at which the Frenchman's resignation will be formalized after a year in office. In Thursday's session, shortly before the news was made official, Juventus shares on the Milan Stock Exchange lost 0,38%.
Elkann's decision after the transfer market flops
Elkann's appointment confirms the club's desire to appoint a man with a strong understanding of the sporting environment, not just a financial expert like Scanavino before Comolli, to the club's most strategic role. During his tenure, the Frenchman has indeed made available the knowledge he's gained over thirty years of football, spanning roles as scout, sporting director, and most recently as president of Toulouse. However, the results have been less than satisfactory. having missed all the minimum targets despite having an extra budget.
In the transfer market sessions he managed, Comolli squandered a fortune, spending approximately 120 million on player registrations, with a negative balance of almost 30 million compared to sales. The worst thing, however, is that Despite the money invested, the squad assembled was not up to par and produced a disappointing season, in which Juventus prematurely exited the Champions League and, more importantly, spectacularly failed to qualify for Europe's premier club competition next season. Among the flops Comolli bought for a fortune, at the "suggestion" of the algorithm, Jonathan David and, above all, Lois Openda certainly deserve mention.
Elkann's decision does not overturn the assumptions: Carnevali, often linked to Juve in the post-Marotta era, has been at the head of the Sassuolo management since 2014 and He has contributed at the forefront to the construction of the black-green fairy tale since the beginning, since the times of the Squinzi familyElkann, in short, is dismissing Comolli to entrust himself to a football man with greater knowledge and familiarity with Italian football.
