Juventus director Giuntoli under pressure after Motta sacking | OneFootball

Thiago Motta’s dismissal at Juventus puts director Cristiano Giuntoli even more under pressure, as the ex-Napoli director was responsible for choosing the coach and investing over €200m in new signings that mostly failed to justify their price tags.

The work of Giuntoli’s work at Juventus is being questioned by fans and Italian media following Thiago Motta’s sacking.

Giuntoli hired Motta last summer, hoping to start a new winning project based on an exciting playing style. However, disappointing results and Motta’s poor relationship with part of the dressing room led to his dismissal on Sunday, but this doesn’t mean the ex-coach was the only one responsible for Juventus’ depressing campaign.

Giuntoli and Motta also made big transfer decisions, parting ways with Wojciech Szczęsny and Federico Chiesa in the summer and Nicolò Fagioli and Danilo in the winter transfer window.

Juventus director Giuntoli under pressure after Motta sacking

epa10792192 Sporting director of Juventus Cristiano Giuntoli during the pre season training soccer match between Juventus black and Juventus white, in Turin, Italy, 09 August 2023. EPA-EFE/ALESSANDRO DI MARCO

Dean Huijsen is another player Juventus let go in the summer for barely €15m to balance the books, but the Spain international is shining at Bournemouth and with his national team, while Juventus signed Lloyd Kelly for a similar fee in January to replace the injured Gleison Bremer.

On the other hand, Teun Koopmeiners and Nico Gonzalez are struggling to justify their price tags at the Allianz Stadium.

Giuntoli’s work has been criticised by Italian media in recent days, and ex-Juventus winger Massimo Mauro noted that the director has had too much power at the club.

Giuntoli ‘finds himself scrambling for solutions after a series of bad decisions that ultimately contributed to a failure on all fronts,’ Gazzetta wrote on Tuesday.

‘Therefore, the former Napoli director is co-responsible for the Juventus crisis.’