Despite his repeated dismissals, Cristiano Giuntoli remains one of the top options for Juventus to bolster their front office, which was decimated by long-term suspensions stemming from the capital gains trial. He has a year left on his contract with Napoli, which won’t stand in his way if he wants to move to Turin, Calciomercato informs.
On the other hand, the Bianconeri have yet to decide whom to hire. Their final position in the standings and the outlook for next season will play a role. Poaching the Azzurri director would be a seismic shift in their MO. They are mulling multiple candidates.
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis wouldn’t facilitate the exit, but he wouldn’t bind Giuntoli to his contract if he insisted on joining Juventus. The exec earns €1.2/1.4M per year. The Old Lady might buy him out. The Partenopei surely wouldn’t give him a severance package.
The chairman believes the club wouldn’t suffer too much from his exit. He considers officials Maurizio Micheli and Leonardo Mantovani the true architects of their success. He has lined up Empoli’s Pietro Accardi to fill the potential opening, Corriere dello Sport relays.
While Juventus president John Elkann is a fan of Giuntoli, they might ultimately go with somebody who has more familiarity with the team and Massimiliano Allegri and not necessarily in an apical role. Sassuolo’s Giovanni Rossi, Pisa’s Claudio Chiellini, and the entire Olympique Marseille hierarchy previously held secondary positions with them. They might appoint multiple officials to restructure their management, La Gazzetta dello Sport informs.
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