Former Juventus president Andrea Agnelli says standing down was not an easy decision to make but he remains convinced of his good work at the club. The former Bianconeri chief was part of a mass resignation of club board directors at the end of November which led to a change at the top of the clubs management. The clubs holding company, Exor, approved the appointment of a new board on Monday 26 December.
Speaking at a shareholders meeting yesterday, Agnelli explained his reasons for leaving his post and why he feels his work at the club made a difference:
“Leaving the presidency was not an easy decision for me. In addition to loving Juve, I have worked hard to achieve the extraordinary results of recent years, on and off the pitch.
I took this decision in full serenity, I remain firmly convinced of the good work of all these years, an opinion confirmed also in recent weeks by the analysis of numerous experts: Juventus will demonstrate it’s legitimacy in every avenue.
I thought it appropriate to take a step back, to avoid that one could even think that the choices and decisions that will be made from now on were conditioned by my personal involvement.
It was an honour to be President of Juventus, which comes before everything and everyone. Fino Alla Fine.”
