Agnelli: ‘Why I resigned as Juventus President’

Andrea Agnelli says it was not easy to resign as Juventus‘ President but did so to avoid influencing decisions in the investigation involving the Old Lady.

The former Bianconeri President is chairing his last shareholders’ meeting in Turin. He resigned on November 28 along with the rest of the board of directors, including vice-president Pavel Nedved and CEO Maurizio Arrivabene.

On Monday, December 26, Exor, the holding company with a controlling stake in the club, named the new board members who will be officially appointed today.

Agnelli opened today’s shareholders’ meeting with a brief speech: “I wish the best to the next President Ferrero and the new CEO Scanavino. I will make further assessments in the board of directors meeting on January 18,” he said.

“Leaving the presidency was not an easy decision for me. In addition to loving Juve, I have worked hard to achieve the extraordinary results of recent years, on and off the pitch.

“I took this decision in full serenity, I remain firmly convinced of the good work of all these years, an opinion confirmed also in recent weeks by the analysis of numerous experts: Juventus will demonstrate it’s legitimacy in every avenue,” he continued.

“I thought it appropriate to take a step back, to avoid that one could even think that the choices and decisions that will be made from now on were conditioned by my personal involvement.

“It was an honour to be President of Juventus, which comes before everything and everyone. Fino Alla Fine.”

Agnelli was appointed Juventus President in 2010 and went on to win 19 trophies during his 13-year spell at the helm of the club. Juventus and 12 of their current and former directors are currently under investigation for alleged false accounting and false communication to the market, among other things.

The next board of directors meeting will take place on January