Finance guru: Tottenham suffer ‘big blow’ after mass resignations
Andrea Agneill was one of the chief architects of the Super League alongside Tottenham and their Premier League peers – and his resignation as Juventus president is a “big blow” to the future of the breakaway competition.
That is the view of finance expert Doctor Dan Plumley, speaking exclusively to Football Insider about the dramatic news from Turin.
As relayed by Sky Sports on Tuesday (29 November), Agnelli and the rest of the Juventus board have resigned after accusations of false accounting and market manipulation.
Juve, who have publicly denied the allegations, are still committed to the Super League alongside Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Spurs were one of six Premier League clubs to renege on plans to join the controversial competition amid a fan backlash following its launch last April.
But as revealed by Football Insider in November, the North Londoners have refused to confirm whether their stance on the Super League has since changed.
Plumley claims that the mass resignations at Juventus represent a real problem for the Super League’s organisers, A22 Sports Management, who recently appointed former German TV tsar Bernd Reichart as their new CEO.
“It’s a big blow to Super League,” the Sheffield Hallam University expert told Football Insider’s Adam Williams.
“There are only three clubs that have seemed really keen and taken on UEFA at every turn. You are losing a key player within that.
“But to counter that, this is part of the reason the Super League have put a face behind the brand with the new CEO. They want to differentiate themselves from the clubs and drive the brand themselves.
“But Juventus and Agnelli have played such a big part in Super League, so it is a blow as it stands.
“I don’t think it will derail the train too much as we head further down the line but it is a pain in the short term.”
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