Agnelli ban reduced on appeal over Juventus salary manoeuvre

hosseinsalehi@newsletter.paragraph.com (hosseinsalehi.eth) — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 19:06:29 GMT

Former Juventus President Andrea Agnelli has seen his ban reduced from 16 to 10 months on appeal due to the so-called ‘salary manoeuvres.’

The club patron had been given a 16-month ban for his part in the rather creative accounting scheme.

While others largely accepted their punishment, Agnelli took the matter to the FIGC Court of Appeal and it was partially successful.

The ban was reduced to 10 months and the fine cut from €60,000 to €40,000.

During the first wave of the COVID pandemic in 2020, when the football world ground to a halt and matches were suspended, Juventus announced that their players and staff had agreed to give up four months of wages to help out the club.

However, evidence including WhatsApp messages between players showed that they were always aware it was going to be only one month of their salary left behind.

The rest would be given back through other avenues, such as bonuses and sponsorship deals, effectively trying to ‘disguise’ the payments.

Along with the scandal over transfer fees artificially inflated to boost capital gains, this all prompted a 10-point Serie A penalty and their exclusion from UEFA competitions for the 2023-24 season.

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https://football-italia.net/agnelli-ban-reduced-on-appeal-over-juventus-salary-manoeuvre/

Official: Pellegrini re-joins Lazio from Juventus

hosseinsalehi@newsletter.paragraph.com (hosseinsalehi.eth) — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 11:13:35 GMT

Lazio have officially announced the arrival of Luca Pellegrini from Juventus, who re-joins the Biancocelesti on a two-year loan deal with an obligation to buy under certain conditions.

The 24-year-old spent the second half of the 2022-23 season on loan at the Stadio Olimpico, making seven appearances in Serie A under Maurizio Sarri.

The former Roma academy graduate, who was born in the capital, is said to be a life-long Lazio supporter, which is one of the main reasons he was so keen to return to the club for a second spell.

This will be Pellegrini’s fifth loan spell away from Juventus since joining from Roma in 2019, having temporarily turned out for Cagliari, Genoa, Eintracht Frankfurt and Lazio over the course of the last four seasons.

Pellegrini’s signing comes a day after the arrival of 21-year-old Nicolo Rovella, who has also joined Lazio on loan from Juventus with an obligation to purchase if certain conditions are met.

Lazio get their 2023-24 Serie A campaign underway on Sunday with a visit to Lecce, kicking off at 19:45 UK time.

https://football-italia.net/official-pellegrini-re-joins-lazio-from-juventus/