Interviewed by today’s edition of the Sports Gazette, Evelina Christillin she focused on Juventus: “It’s a rebirth – she began immediately -. Thiago Motta. The matches against Como and Verona: a brilliant, fun team. Lots of young players. An expensive but necessary transfer campaign. Even if at the beginning many complained: we don’t buy anything, they said, no one is coming… See? Not a very large squad? No. All the wingers will also be necessary: the league, a long Champions League, the Coppa Italia which we never underestimate, the Club World Cup.
Will the World Cup be held? It will be held. An agreement will be found. A club budget? Ferrero and Scanavino know how to balance the books, that’s what they’re here for. The club and Giuntoli are well aware of the point of collapse. Juve has sold a lot, it has made huge capital gains. A few more difficulties next year, perhaps, but if we start winning…
Motta? I knew him as a player, he comes from Inter, the first impression is extraordinary. He doesn’t fit the stereotype of the expansive Brazilian: he is very serious. He defines himself as ‘privileged’, he studies all day – concluded the member of the UEFA executive and Juventus fan – in the evening he goes home to his family ‘because these are the things that count’. But also seeing the ball finally go forward counts…”.