Juventus Only Committed to Tudor for a Few Months | OneFootball

After a week of deliberation, the Juventus management changed their mind, sacked Thiago Motta, and appointed Igor Tudor. The U-turn took place a couple of days a meeting between their CEO and the owner and a heated confrontation between part of the brass of the coach.

According to TuttoSport, the Bianconeri will have their hands free in the summer. The Croat inked a contract until June 30 with a one-year option triggered by the qualification to the Champions League. On the other hand, the team has an ulterior clause to rescind it by July 30th.

Therefore, Tudor could potentially be replaced after leading Juventus in the Club World Cup. The dismissal of Thiago Motta costs €20M at the moment, but it’ll depend on whether he gets hired elsewhere and a possible agreement on a severance package.

Per Alfredo Pedullà, the ex-Lazio and Olympique Marseille manager was always in the lead. He’s a lot less expensive than Roberto Mancini. The talks with the Italian boss didn’t go far.

Our Take on Juventus, Thiago Motta, and Tudor

The firing was amply justifiable by the poor results and the season-long rollercoaster. If they weren’t going to confirm him for next season, which would have been a blind act of faith, and they have too much at stake for that, it makes sense to axe him now. It’s unclear why it took a week, but it doesn’t make a big difference since most of their players were on international duties. Perhaps they needed the green light from the owner or wanted to see how their now ex-gaffer reacted to the situation and criticism. It looks like he wasn’t willing to compromise on his beliefs or methods whatsoever.