Juventus Football director Cristiano Giuntoli (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP) (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images) Juventus are set to part ways with Cristiano Giuntoli, who has paid for his transfer mistakes, particularly the expensive acquisitions of Teun Koopmeiners, Douglas Luiz, and Nico Gonzalez.Juventus Chief Football Officer Giuntoli is set to leave the Allianz Stadium.Italian media have described Club owner John Elkann as being very disappointed by the results obtained by the team this season and the transfer decisions made by the former Napoli director.TURIN, ITALY – JANUARY 11: Douglas Luiz of Juventus is challenged by Karol Linetty of Torino during the Serie A match between Torino and Juventus at Stadio Olimpico di Torino on January 11, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)As reported in Friday’s printed edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport, Giuntoli pays a high price, primarily for three transfer mistakes.Giuntoli’s transfer mistakes at JuventusJuventus paid over €134m for the likes of Koopmeiners, Douglas Luiz and Nico Gonzalez, but all of them failed to justify their hefty price tag.Douglas Luiz even failed to score or assist in 26 appearances across all competitions, missing 20 matches due to injuries.Juventus director Cristiano Giuntoli (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)The Brazilian joined Juventus for €50m last summer, but the cash fee paid by the Bianconeri was lowered to circa €28m when Enzo Barrenechea and Samuel Iling-Junior moved to Aston Villa on separate permanent deals.Hiring Thiago Motta also proved to be an error from Giuntoli as the ex-Italy international was sacked in March, forcing the owners to provide a €15m capital increase to cover the losses.Juventus are set to hire Damien Comolli as their new General Manager and promote Giorgio Chiellini. At the same time, ex-Juventus director Matteo Tognozzi, now at Granada, could return to Turin to replace Giuntoli as the Old Lady’s sporting director.*page 23 Post navigation
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