Maurizio Arrivabene explains why he accepted his role as Juventus‘ Football Area Manager: ‘It’s a challenge and I like challenges.’
Arrivabene, 64, was appointed to manage the Football Area at Juventus and was unveiled in a press conference today with the new Director of Football Federico Cherubini.
“This is a very exciting challenge. I like challenges and I like Juventus, even as a fan,” Arrivabene said.
“It’s a perfect match for me at this point in my career. If a team is successful, it automatically becomes beautiful. If you lose you can still be beautiful, but you are much less so,” the former Ferrari Team Principal added.
“Arrivabene’s skills will be integrated by those of Nedved and Cherubini,” explained Juventus President Agnelli.
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“His CV speaks for itself. He will be able to bring a decisive element of management into the sporting area. As for Cherubini: it is a point of pride for the company. He is the first high-level manager internally trained. From today, as a Football Director, he will be in charge of all the teams.”
Both Agnelli and Cherubini discussed the future of Cristiano Ronaldo while the club’s No.1 insisted he has a ‘good relationship’ with UEFA President Aleksandar Ceferin despite issues related to the European Super League which was launched in April by 12 of Europe’s elite clubs, but collapsed within 48 hours.
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