Judge Accepts Juventus Executives' Plea Deals

A Rome judge accepted plea bargains for former Juventus executives Andrea Agnelli, Fabio Paratici and Pavel Nedved in a false-accounting probe tied to the club’s 2019–21 transfer dealings. The court imposed suspended prison terms of 20, 18 and 14 months respectively; under Italian law the plea bargains are not admissions of guilt and the defendants and Juventus have denied wrongdoing. Juventus was fined €156,000 and reached a settlement with about 75 investors for slightly more than €1 million. The probe, opened in 2021, alleged the club inflated transfer values to create capital gains and earlier led to a 10-point Serie A deduction in May 2023. Former CEO Maurizio Arrivabene was cleared and one defendant’s case was dismissed. Agnelli, who has been living in Amsterdam, said accepting the suspended sentence avoided prolonged uncertainty and could pave the way for his return once his sports ban expires next month.