Juventus is in more legal trouble from the probe into player salaries. The Italian soccer federation on Friday accused Juventus and seven previous team officials of fraud for the manner they handled player salary reductions during the coronavirus outbreak. This has put Juventus in greater legal danger.
Juventus announced at the beginning of the pandemic that 23 players had consented to a four-month salary reduction to assist the team in getting through the crisis. Prosecutors contend that the athletes only forfeited one month’s salary.
Those accused include former sports director Fabio Paratici, former vice president Pavel Nedved, and former Juventus president Andrea Agnelli.
After receiving a 15-point deduction for incorrect accounting from the federation earlier this season, Juventus will face another sports trial due to the charges.
Juventus is in more legal trouble from the probe into player salaries
The Italian Olympic Committee’s top sports court upheld the suspension of the 15-point fine last month, and the case was then sent back to the soccer federation’s appeals court for a new ruling.
While everything is going on, prosecutors in Turin have also accused Juventus, Agnelli, and 11 other people of market manipulation, false billing, impeding watchdog agencies, and misleading communications via a company listed openly on the Milan stock exchange.
As a result of Sevilla’s victory over Juventus on Thursday, the club is now without any championships for the year.
