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Juventus name former Italy coach as new boss until the end of the season
Juventus have appointed Luciano Spalletti as their new head coach following the departure of Igor Tudor earlier this week.
It has been widely expected that the vastly experienced coach would take on the role, despite speculation over the likes of Roberto Mancini and Rafaele Palladino, and the 66-year-old has signed a deal until the end of the season, with the option of a further year if the club qualify for the Champions League.
Spaletti will reportedly earn around €3 million, with the post being his first job since leaving his role as coach of the Italian national team in June.
His spell in charge of the Azzurri had started encouragingly in the Nations League, but Italy crashed out of Euro 2024 at the quarter-final stage and following a disappointing start to their World Cup qualifiers, where a defeat to Norway made it almost impossible for his side to top the group, he was dismissed.
However, he brings a wealth of pedigree to Turin, having managed Roma, Inter and Napoli, where he led the club to their first title in over thirty years in 2023.
Announcing his arrival, Juve put out a statement, underlining their new manager's credentials.
“Luciano Spalletti is the new head coach of Juventus, signing an agreement with the Club until June 30, 2026,” the statement said.
“Born in Certaldo, in the province of Florence, in 1959, Spalletti began his coaching career 30 years ago after playing for Spezia and Empoli, among others. He began his coaching career at the Tuscan club, winning the Serie C Coppa Italia before leading the club to Serie A promotion, establishing himself as one of the most innovative coaches in Italy.
“He enjoyed an impressive tenure with Udinese in the early 2000s, securing three consecutive years of European competition qualification before, in the 2004/05 season – guiding the Friuli club to their first-ever Champions League qualification berth, which then took him to Roma for the next four seasons, where he lifted two Coppa Italia trophies as well as the Supercoppa Italiana.
“From 2009 to 2014, Spalletti managed Zenit St. Petersburg, winning two league titles, a domestic cup as well as the Russian Super Cup, before returning to Italy to take charge of Roma and then Inter. After winning the Serie A title at the end of the 2022/23 season with Napoli, the Tuscan coach then served as head coach of the Italian national team until June this year.
“We are delighted to welcome a coach with such expertise and experience to the Bianconeri family: welcome to Juventus and good luck, coach!”
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Juventus are seventh in Serie A, six points behind leaders Napoli, having made the decision to part ways with Tudor on Monday.
The Croatian became the first managerial casualty of the season after his Juve side went eight games without a win, and were unable to find the net in his last four games in charge.
There have also been reports that the former boss did not see eye to eye with several Juve’s directors and there had already been clashes during the summer over the club's transfer strategy.
Spalletti will begin his tenure at Juventus with a trip to Cremonese on Saturday evening, a game you can see live on DAZN.
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