After searches of its offices in the investigation of questionable transfers, Juventus reacted on Saturday in a statement. The club says it is available to justice and ensures that it will collaborate.
Juventus emerged from the silence and reacted on Saturday evening via a sober statement to the financial affair for which its offices in Turin and Milan were raided. According to the Turin prosecutor’s office, which spoke on Friday, an investigation has been opened and covers player transfers from the past three seasons, and how the annual financial results have been presented, between 2019 and 2021. Juventus are suspected of giving false information to investors and producing invoices for non-existent transactions.
In his press release published on the club website, Juventus said “take note” of the start of the investigation. “If necessary, Juventus will collaborate with investigators and are confident that they will clarify all aspects of interest to them, believing that they have operated in accordance with the laws and regulations governing the preparation of financial reports, in compliance with accounting principles and in accordance with to the practices of the international football industry and to market conditions “, we can also read.
Suspected of having falsified his balance sheets
The club is therefore suspected of having falsified its balance sheets through fictitious capital gains between 2018 and 2021. According to the Italian press, six leaders are targeted: club president Andrea Agnelli, vice-president Pavel Nedved the former sports director since left for Tottenham Fabio Paratici and three accountants.
The arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo in the summer of 2018 for 100 million euros, then his return to Manchester United last August for 15 million euros (plus 8 million euros as an option depending on the player’s sporting performance) would be particularly scrutinized by investigators.
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