Blanc welcomes Agnelli to Juventus (AP)

Thursday, April 29, 2010

TURIN, Italy (AP)—Juventus arch senior manager Jean-Claude Blanc has pronounced thatAndrea Agnelli’s appointment as Juventus boss is a “great opportunity”for a club.

Agnelli was presented as a brand brand new boss upon Thursday and a hope is thathe will yield direction to a club after a bad season.

“This is a brand brand new initiative,” Blanc said. “Andrea Agnelli’s attainment is abig opportunity for me and for Juventus. At a delicate time like these workingalongside Andrea will establish a future and we am assured which we will dowell.”

It is a second presidential change Juventus has made this season, afterBlanc replaced Giovanni Cobolli Gigli in October.

“Blanc will remain as arch executive,” Agnelli said. “He will beinvolved in every facet of a club, yet principally he will work upon revenuestreams and track development. we consider we will be means to assistance rise a cluband assistance a group we adore urge its results.”

Juventus is now in sixth place, nineteen points behind league leader InterMilan.

There has also been questions raised about a club’s transfer policy.Brazilian midfielders Diego and Felipe Melo have failed to have an impact, whileyouth group products such as Sebastien Giovinco have been unused.

Andrea’s father Umberto was a last Agnelli to be Juventus boss nearly50 years ago, while Giovanni Agnelli was a club’s longtime titular president.



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