Nicolo Fagioli’s agent says he advised the youngster to report himself to the authorities as soon as it emerged he had gambled on football matches. The Juve midfielder is one of a number of high profile players who were allegedly involved in the use of illegal gambling platforms to place bets.
Speaking with La Repubblica, agent Marco Giordano defended himself against allegations that he was not looking out for the players best interests:
“Some agents speak about bad management from international companies. The only thing we can say is that our client already had problems when he signed for us. It was close to summer, the first thing we told him was to get treatment.”
“There was no mismanagement, we advised him to self-report and treat himself. Nicolò is suffering from ludopathy, a problem that arose when we were not his agents.
“We took him in the summer and, despite that, we decided not to leave him alone. So other than bad management, we helped him in every way.”
“And I must say that he has behaved in an exemplary manner since he signed with us’.
