Italian Club Juventus President Andrea Agnelli resigned from the club along with his entire board amidst ongoing investigations against the club’s executives an accounts, check out his brief bio, net worth, and married life
Andrea first took up the role as chairman of Juventus back in 2010 and has since served for 12 years.
Who Is Andrea Agnelli Ex-Juventus President, His Age, Business, Family, Wife, Net Worth In 2022
BREAKING: The entire Juventus board, including president Andrea Agnelli, has resigned. pic.twitter.com/qTYVaf3Nek
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) November 28, 2022
Official statement confirms Juventus entire Board of Directors resigned. 🚨⚪️⚫️ #Juventus #SerieA
Andrea Agnelli and Pavel Nedved will no longer be part of Juventus board, while CEO Maurizio Arrivabene will remain in charge until the new board will be announced. pic.twitter.com/XUe4VpODvT
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) November 28, 2022
The club made the official announcement amidst ongoing investigations against the club’s financial activities.
Ongoing Investigations
The Turin Public Prosecutor’s Office are currently conducting an ongoing investigation against fraudulent accounting by Juventus executives regarding some alleged hidden payments to their players.
Following the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Juventus players and their head coach Maurizio Sarri had earlier agreed to take a salary-cut. However, the Italian authorities have found some irregularities with the agreement.
Twenty-three Juventus players had agreed to reduce their salary for a period of four months to help the club’s finances. However, investigations have revealed that the players only gave up one month’s salary.
The ongoing investigations have led to the resignations of many other big names besides president Andrea Agnelli. Vice-president Pavel Nedved and managing director Maurizio Arrivabene have also decided to hand in their resignations.
In order to choose a new board, a shareholders meeting was initially set and then rescheduled to December 27. The meeting was however, further postponed again to January 18.
However, the club have stated that club CEO Maurizio Arrivabene will remain in the club. Juventus appointed Arrivabene as their CEO back in 2021 after leaving Formula 1’s Scuderia Ferrari in 2019. Arrivabene has been a part of the club’s board of directors since 2012 and will continue to serve in the position
Andrea Agnelli Brief Bio And Career
Andrea Agnelli was born in Turn and he is a member of the industrialist Agnelli family. Agnelli is currently 46 years old. He obtained his degree at St Clare’s in Oxford, England, and then studied at Bocconi University in Milan.
Andrea has served as the chairman of Juventus for 12 years after initially taking up the role in 2010. Besides his role with Juventus, Agnelli is also an Italian businessman, and has also served as an Executive Member and Chairman of the prestigious European Club Association. Back in 2015, Andrea was appointed to serve as a member of the UEFA Executive Committee.
Andrea Agnelli Net worth
As of 2022, Agnelli has a massive estimated net worth of around $19.1 billion.
Marriage
Andrea Agnelli was previously married to 44-year-old Emma Winter 44 but the pair divorced following 11 years of marriage. According to reports, the reason for the divorce was due to Agnelli’s alleged extramarital affair with famous Turkish model Deniz Akalin.
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