At the start of the Corona period, the administration of Juventus said that 23 players had agreed to reduce their salaries for a period of 4 months to help the club during the financial crisis that hit football around the world, but the complainants now claim that the players only gave up one. month’s salary.
According to the prosecutor, Juventus reimbursed the players’ salaries without reduction after a month, without announcing it or legally registering the payments.
Among the defendants are former Juventus president Andrea Agnelli, former vice-president Pavel Nedved and former sporting director Fabio Paratici.
The Italian Football Federation said on Friday that Juventus would face a sporting lawsuit over alleged irregularities in the club’s payments to players as well as unwarranted dealings with players’ agents and other clubs.
The new sporting charge, which could cost the club more penalties, including more point deductions, adds to Juventus’ problems this season.
In the ongoing case centered on the club’s transfer deals, Juventus were penalized with a 15-point deduction last January, but Italy’s top sporting body later temporarily overturned the penalty and ordered the football authorities to hold a new hearing.
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