Lega Serie A president Lorenzo Casini touched on the seriousness of capital gains and highlighted how there is still no system in place to generate accurate player transfer values.
The Bianconeri have been docked 15 points by the FIGC court for using inflated player transfer values to falsify capital gains in their balance sheets. Juventus are still being investigated by the Turin Public Prosecutor’s Office for the capital gains issue as well as market manipulation for allegedly agreeing secret salary payment deals with their players.
Speaking at the end of the Lega Serie A assembly, Casini first discussed if he held any concerns about the issue of capital gains in Serie A.
“The subject of capital gains is a serious issue, you only have to look at the data in the report to see how much they have grown in the balance sheets.
“Capital gains are not a bad thing, and many clubs live off them. The problem is whether alongside the use there is abuse, not only in Italy but abroad.
“I appreciated Minister Abodi’s words. Let’s wait for the reasons.”
The Lega Serie A president then commented on the lack of accurate player transfer values.
“It is a problem that isn’t just in Serie A, but in the entire federal football system. We are talking about a system where there are no real values. FIFA are trying to establish values, but it’s not easy.”
Juventus have already announced their intention to appeal against the FIGC court’s decision and are now waiting to learn the reasoning behind the decision before taking their case to CONI’s Collegio di Garanzia.