Plea bargains by ex-Juventus executives accepted

Former Juventus executives, including former chairman Andrea Agnelli, requested a plea bargain from a judge in Rome to settle a false accounting dispute involving their time working for the Italian club.

Agnelli’s agreed prison sentences, which include those for former vice-chairman Pavel Nedved, Fabio Paratici, and Pavel Nedved, have been suspended and will not serve.

A confession of guilt is not a requirement for plea bargaining in Italy. The former managers of Juventus, who are listed on the Milan stock exchange, have denied any wrongdoing.

Juventus have also been fined 156, 000 euros (£136, 000) by the judge.

In 2021, the club was investigated by the prosecution, looking into whether investors had been misled or whether player transfers and loans had been made in violation of the law.

The case’s conclusion is set for Monday.

The club claimed that there is no implied obligation to admit or acknowledge liability under the plea agreement.

Juventus praised the integrity of its conduct and the reliability of its defensive arguments, and said it “thought it appropriate” to reach a plea deal “in the best interests of the company itself, its shareholders, and all stakeholders.”

Additionally, the club and its investors reached a settlement.

Maurizio Arrivabene, the former CEO, was found innocent.

Following an investigation into Juventus’ transfer dealings, the club was awarded 10 Serie A points in May 2023.

Nedved, a former Czech Republic international, won the 2003 Ballon d’Or at Juventus between 2001 and 2009.

The highest sports court in Italy rejected Paratici’s request to join Tottenham Hotspur in 2021 as its managing director of football. He left the Premier League team in 2023 after an appeal against a two-and-a-half-year Fifa ban for alleged financial irregularities that date back to his time at Juventus.