New twist in the ‘capital gains case’

The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) summoned this Friday to Juventus in a new test different from the ‘capital gains case’ that deducted 15 points in Serie A, related in this case to the club’s salary maneuvers to some players during the pandemic, dubious payments to agents of the player and secret agreements with other clubs in Italy.

a new test

Still in uncertainty about the arrival of a reformulation of the sanction of points -due to the ‘capital gains case’-, which in the first instance was 15 but could finally remain at 9, something that is expected not to exceed 22 of May, the Juventus You have to prepare for a new test.

In this case, the reasons for this are mainly on the other side of the ‘Prism Investigation’: the salary maneuvers of the Italian club with some players during the pandemic. However, this is not the only reason.

This was reported this Friday by the FIGC with a statement in which it explains all the reasons for the new trial: “The Attorney General referred Juventus to the National Federal Court – Disciplinary Section -, for direct and objective responsibility for the actions and behavior of its directors; among them Andrea Agnelli (at that time, President), Pavel Nedved (Vice President), Fabio Paratici (Sports Director), Federico Cherubini (Head of Soccer Teams and Technical Areas), accused of violating art. 4 of the Sports Code for various actions and behaviors related to 4 different aspects under investigation: the salary maneuver for the 2019-20 season; that of the 2020-21 season; agreements with agents and twinning with other clubs”, reported the FIGC.

Agnelli, Paratici and Nedved, accused

Regarding the salary maneuver of the fiscal years 2020 and 2021, Andrea Agnelli, Fabio Paratici and Pavel Nedved “they were accused” for presenting Serie A with a 4-month salary reduction agreement -March, April, May and June 2020- of 21 players -including Paulo Dybala and Cristiano Ronaldo- and not presenting recovery agreements 3 of the 4 months of salary waived -April, May, June-, something illegal because it had to be included in the balance sheet for the year and which allowed the club to ease its economic situation in a ” fictitious” way during the pandemic.

In addition, the FIGC points out that in 2021 it was made “knowing that there will be no effective salary reduction, since the same amounts will be paid to the same players in subsequent sports seasons, as already agreed by the parties through agreements that are not known to be private. parties”, something that is known in agreements that have been published Dybala and ronaldobut that according to the report of the sports entity is not the only case.

In the case of agreements with agents, the FIGC reported that the Juve agents would have been paid for the transfer of players in which they did not even intervene or as compensation to the agent for the negotiation of another football player during the facts small -where, therefore, no payment could be agreed- according to- .

In this sense, the transfers of Leonardo Spinazzolla in Rome; the one of Kaly Sene in basel or contract renewal Giorgio Chielliniamong many others.

Finally, regarding agreements with other clubs, the Juventus of “negotiated, signed or in any case agreed upon Sampdoria, Atalanta, Sassuolo, Udinese, Bologna and Cagliari confidential agreements related to market transactions related to the purchase, sale or transfer of players without filing the relevant federal Series A forms or providing federal forms containing the agreements to whole or part different from those actually entered.”

The test is expected to be held in June and there will be no penalty – financial or sporting, but both – until next season, according to local media reports this Friday.