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Napoli Tipped to Attempt to Pry Away Juventus Starlet

April 12, 2024 Enrico Passarella Bologna, Calciomercato, Italian Football, Juventus, Napoli, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024, Transfer Market Leave a comment

Next Napoli director Giovanni Manna contributed to the growth of Matias Soulé at Juventus in recent years, and the Partenopei plan to make an attempt to sign him. The Bianconeri have identified the Argentinian talent as one of their assets from which to profit.

Aurelio De Laurentiis worked a few weeks under the radar and kicked the tires on a few candidates before landing on Giovanni Manna.

Manna Wasn’t Necessarily the Top Choice for Napoli

April 5, 2024 Enrico Passarella Atalanta, Bologna, Calciomercato, Empoli, Italian Football, Juventus, Napoli, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024, Transfer Market Leave a comment

Aurelio De Laurentiis worked under the radar for a few weeks to identify his next sporting director well before the end of the season and kicked the tires on a few candidates before landing on Giovanni Manna, who will join Napoli in July for technical reasons.

With current Juventus exec Giovanni Manna primed to take over Napoli, the Partenopei and the Bianconeri will be even more intertwined.

Juventus and Napoli Set to Duel for the Same Targets

April 4, 2024 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Italian Football, Juventus, Napoli, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024, Transfer Market Leave a comment

With current Juventus exec Giovanni Manna presumably primed to take over Napoli at the end of the season, the Partenopei and the Bianconeri will be even more intertwined than they are already were following the arrival of Cristiano Giuntoli in Turin.

Juventus would be hardly blindsided by the departure of Giovanni Manna, as Cristiano Giuntoli was setting the stage for the arrival of two close associates.

Giuntoli Ready to Bring More of His Men to Juventus

April 3, 2024 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Italian Football, Juventus, Napoli, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024, Transfer Market Leave a comment

Juventus would be hardly blindsided by the departure of Giovanni Manna, who’s Napoli-bound, as Cristiano Giuntoli was setting the stage for the arrival of two close associates. The head of the first team will be the second young exec to depart.

After speculations about several candidates, Napoli have zeroed in on Giovanni Manna to serve as their sporting director,

Napoli Determined to Poach Young Juventus Executive

April 2, 2024 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Fiorentina, Italian Football, Juventus, Napoli, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024, Transfer Market Leave a comment

After speculations about several candidates, Napoli have zeroed in on Giovanni Manna to serve as their next sporting director, replacing Mauro Meluso in their front office. They have struck a verbal agreement with the up-and-comer.

Juventus Enamored with Increasingly Expensive Talent

December 12, 2023 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Serie A 2023-2024, Transfer Market

Juventus have been keeping tabs on Shakhtar Donetsk’s talent Georgiy Sudakov, but it’ll be arduous to purchase him in January. Director Cristiano Giuntoli scouted him in person during the recent Ukraine matches, and was very impressed with what he saw. His stellar showings drive up the request.

Despite his repeated dismissals, Cristiano Giuntoli remains one of the top options for Juventus to bolster their front office.

Juventus Put Napoli on Alert with Giuntoli Ultimatum

June 29, 2023 Akhil Fisher Calciomercato, Italian Football, Juventus, Napoli, Serie A, Transfer Market

With the added pressure, Juventus are now on the verge of signing Giuntoli, but will make do without his services if they do not receive a confirmation by the end of the day.

All interested clubs have the capacity to shell out the asking price set upon Georges Mikautadze, and so it remains just a matter of time before he moves.

Juventus Enter Race for Prodigal Metz Striker Mikautadze

June 14, 2023 Akhil Fisher AC Milan, Calciomercato, Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Transfer Market

Mikautadze registered 24 goals and 9 assists in 40 appearances for Metz, as the east French club narrowly missed out on the Ligue 2 title by three points to Le Havre.

Juventus CEO Maurizio Scanavino has confirmed that Massimiliano Allegri would stay at the helm and dished on a few hot-button topics.

Juventus Put an End to Speculations Concerning Allegri

June 7, 2023 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Italian Football, Juventus, Napoli, Serie A, Serie A 2022-2023, Super League, Transfer Market, UEFA

Juventus CEO Maurizio Scanavino has confirmed that Massimiliano Allegri would stay at the helm and dished on a few hot-button topics: “He has never been in question for us. There’s complete agreement about the future scenarios, from the handling of the sporting side to the organization within our current situation."

Juventus believe Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis will eventually let Cristiano Giuntoli go. However, they would have a readymade alternative.

Juventus Prepare Fallback if They Can’t Get Giuntoli

June 1, 2023 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Fiorentina, Italian Football, Juventus, Marassi, Napoli, Serie A, Serie A 2022-2023, Transfer Market

Juventus believe Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis will eventually cave and let Cristiano Giuntoli go. However, they would have a readymade alternative if that didn’t happen. Rather than chasing after different executives, they’d promote Giovanni Manna. He has been managing the Next Gen squad in recent years,

Juventus will be forced to employ cost-cutting measures as the upcoming point deduction will likely see them drop below the top four.

Juventus Mulling Ways to Downsize Squad and Save Money

May 22, 2023 Enrico Passarella Bayern Munich, Bundesliga, Calciomercato, Chelsea, Italian Football, Juventus, Manchester United, Napoli, Premier League, Serie A, Serie A 2022-2023, Transfer Market

Juventus will be forced to employ cost-cutting measures as the upcoming point deduction will likely see them drop below the top four, thus likely missing out on the Champions League. While they have to wait to finalize their next sporting director, they are starting to ponder decisions about their squad.

Juventus director Francesco Calvo once again came to Paul Pogba’s defense as fresh rumors about a possible split resurfaced after his latest injury.

Juventus Opt to Promote from Within Following Sanctions

January 23, 2023 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Serie A 2022-2023

Juventus won’t hire outside executives for the time being, but they restructured their staff after Federico Cherubini was handed a 16-month suspension in the capital gains trial. Francesco Calvo has been promoted to chief football officer, which was Fabio Paratici's previous role. He worked also at Barcelona and Roma.

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