Juventus market, without Champions are already six sure departures
At the Continassa, no one can really feel safe anymore. After a season lived between sky-high expectations and blurred goals, the climate around Juventus has become extremely heavy: pressure can be felt everywhere, from the managers to the locker room. And the coming days threaten to turn into decisive weeks for the club’s future.
At the center of the storm is Damien Comolli, who arrived last summer with the reputation of the “Moneyball” man, the executive convinced that data analysis can guide every football choice. It is an approach the French manager has imposed in depth, inserting men he trusts into several strategic areas of the company. But today his position is also under scrutiny. Despite this, Comolli may be gradually moving away from direct management of the market. Indeed, relations with Luciano Spalletti never seem to have really taken off, either on an operational or personal level. And it is precisely the coach’s future that represents one of the most delicate dossiers.
The ownership continues to believe in the Tuscan coach. John Elkann strongly wanted the renewal until 2028, which came even before the certainty of Champions League qualification. An important signal of confidence, born of the conviction that Spalletti is the right man to bring Juventus back to the top quickly. The failure to achieve the goals, however, weighs on the shoulders of the coach, who not surprisingly spoke of the need to confront Elkann directly. Spalletti wants to understand what the club’s real ambitions will be and, above all, what guarantees he will have on the market and on team building.
On the corporate front, Giorgio Chiellini remains a central figure, but his role goes far beyond the field: between federal assignments and relations with Fifa, Uefa and Eca, the former captain cannot deal personally with all technical matters. That is why the figure of Marco Ottolini, who arrived in January, remains important, while the future of François Modesto appears much more uncertain. Spalletti, for his part, would like an executive next to him who is closer to the dynamics of the field, a figure capable of supporting him both in day-to-day management and in market operations. Because the Bianconeri summer promises to be complex, especially on the disposals front.
The coach’s assessments have already identified some names destined to leave: Di Gregorio, Koopmeiners, David, Openda, Cabal and Gatti are considered outgoing. But the concept seeping from Continassa is even sharper: no one is really untouchable, not even those who have just renewed their contracts. At headquarters, meanwhile, meetings with agents and intermediaries continue. The attorneys enter and leave the offices with precise indications: to find solutions and possible buyers for their respective assistants. A clear sign that Juventus is preparing for a summer of profound revolution. And the feeling is that the high tension is only just beginning.
