Juventus invested for some time, a lot of money to get to international more importance. Also Matthijs de Ligt is a more expensive Juve’s new signing, to fulfill the dreams of the owner-family.
The world is back in order. Gigi Buffon is back. The 41-Year-old is back in Piedmont, in the “Old lady”. Where the goalkeeper was previously 17 years on the line. The ticked off a year in Paris, at the Nouveau riche of PSG – quickly.
Rather the old family in the familiar environment on the substitutes ‘ bench behind Wojciech Szczesny – as the world metropolis of Paris is only one of many on the siding to be. “I’ll be back, because you can’t refuse the invitation of a lady. I’ll be back, because this is my home,” said Buffon after the announcement of the return.
Juventus wants to internationally succeed again
Buffon no longer embodies ensure the sporting future of the Italian record champion. The need to now make other, younger players – even if Buffon is still good and fresh enough to feel.
“The fiancee”, like Juventus, by the lovers of the club is also called, does not want to be only in Italy but also internationally, a large number. Due to his cautious financial management once considered to be the “Prussia of the League”, but absolutely a tradition the club has invested all of a sudden, as if there were no Tomorrow.
Alone for the coming season, Juve President Andrea Agnelli, whose family belongs to the club, and also of the automotive group Fiat has invested 151.5 million Euro, and for the young Dutchman Matthijs de Ligt overall, with all of the extra cost of EUR 85.5 million. Other Transfers are not excluded.
Salaries have exploded
Cristiano Ronaldo (l.) and Matthijs de Ligt (R) in future play together at “Juve”
In the season prior to that, there were even 261,5 million euros, as the Italians of the Coup, managed to lure Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid for € 117 million to Italy.
In contrast, transfer income of around 109 million euros in this and the last season are currently. But the hope of success remains too expensive. In addition to the high expenditure on new players, the salaries will be at Juventus virtually exploded: around 120 million euros four years ago to the current level of approximately 300 million euros annually. Alone, Ronaldo should receive 31 million Euro per year net, of course.
On the Altar
And also in cash Desk of the new arrival de Ligt it rings strong: Supposedly, the 19-year-old Ex-defender gets from Ajax Amsterdam every year, about twelve million euros. It will be great, especially of European thought in “Juve”. Not less than the Champions League Cup it should be. It would be the third in the club’s history.
Coach Maurizio Sarri, who had won the recent Europa League with Chelsea FC, to fulfill this desire. The 60-year-old, Italian chain-smoker who is not afraid to mince words, has replaced Massimiliano Allegri. The was able to prove duty, in accordance with five Championships in five years, and four of the Cup sequence, but lost out in the European “king’s class” twice with “Juve” in the final.
In the past season, the club failed already in the quarter-finals of the sky strikers from Ajax. De Ligt provided with his hits for the K. o. of the old lady taken care of. In the final game of the fiancée to be, “” but then, finally, again on the Altar of the European competition.