Regarding Comolli, after yesterday's agreement between John Elkann and UEFA which I explained in the previous post, a meeting will take place between Comolli and his executives with John Elkann.
Comolli in this meeting will play on two cards to remain at Juventus. First, a slightly complex point that I will try to explain calmly, which is that only about 15 million euros were wasted in the deal of Openda, who will be loaned for about 5 million next season and will be sold the following season for about 30 million to fully cover his purchase deal. Also, it counts for him that he signed David for free, which in the books will make any sale process in the range of 25-30 million count as pure profits in the budget.
The same words apply to Zhegrova, whom he bought for 15 million, so he did not cost Juventus more than 3 million euros, and he can be sold for 15 million next season, which will represent a direct 15 million increase in the budget. So, as outgoing transfers, he is successful, and Juventus is winning from his deals economically.
The second card is that Comolli has already succeeded in reducing the budget. He was able to completely bypass the installments of Giuntoli's deals, which represented a huge burden, plus he did not make high-cost signings, reduced the wage cap indeed, and even signed a star like Conceição.
So, if it weren't for Comolli, John Elkann wouldn't have been able to sign the UEFA agreement yesterday; he is the one who paved the way for this agreement with his financial management.
Therefore, Comolli will not resign from his position at Juventus and sees himself as having saved Juventus financially with a zero budget and debts.
On the other hand, Exor sees that Comolli caused the waste of 80 million euros from not qualifying for the Champions League and making wrong signings.
But Comolli's question will remain: How do I sign a true striker without a budget in the first place?? Meaning the deals of Kolo Muani, then Mateta, Sørloth, and Zirkzee all failed because their clubs refused to loan them until the end of the season. Comolli had no hand in this except going to a striker from a club who would accept a loan, like Openda and Leipzig.
The meeting will be complex, and both parties will see themselves as being in the right.
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Yesterday, John Elkann made an agreement with UEFA in exchange for not imposing any sanctions on Juventus and not pressing to sell the players. I will explain the agreement simply, along with its advantage and disadvantage.
Initially, Juventus will lose 80 million euros next season due to not participating in the Champions League, and this will be compensated by only about 20-30 million euros from the Conference League or the Europa League, depending on what they qualify for.
John Elkann offered to bridge the gap, whatever the end of the season might be, from Exor's money. In return, UEFA will fine Juventus an amount in the range of 4-10 million euros, and both parties agreed in exchange for not placing sanctions on Juventus with a strict agreement.
What is the agreement?
The agreement is for 4 years during which Juventus is banned from buying any player using money outside the framework of the club's revenues, and Juventus is forbidden from having its annual expenses on salaries and annual contract amortization exceed 70% of its annual revenues.
The advantage and the disadvantage. First, the advantage is that Juventus next season will be able to make two or three signings in the range of 100 million euros, as there will be space for this matter.
The disadvantage is that for Juventus to make any signings above this amount, they must sell players first, so there will be a sacrifice of one or two players if they want to make a strong transfer market in the range of 200 million euros and more.
Also, with this agreement, the pressure on John Elkann to sell Juventus has ended permanently, and no one will take a step to buy the club because they will not be able to spend outside those rules.
But generally, in my opinion as an economy, the agreement is good. It will grant Juventus a fair chance to rearrange the house, and the club's future will be through its revenues, and as they grow, the strength of Juventus will increase.
In short, the Champions League spot is off next season, but this agreement, if utilized properly, will make Juventus return over time as a strong, financially balanced brand capable of competing.
