Chiellini still defends Juve: the role and how he impressed Elkann

Scanavino had announced his skills: "He will work where the future is decided, with his international experience and his intelligence"

Giorgio Chiellini will not be involved in football . Forget about a figure like Nedved, Ibra or Maldini. Chiellini will not decide the market, he will not deal directly with the team, in short, he will not enter the territory that is and remains Cristiano Giuntoli's. Giorgio, starting this morning when he enters his new office in the Continassa headquarters, will begin a path as an administrator and head of institutional relations (“Head of Football Institutional Relations” to say it in English as they like at Juventus).

What will Chiellini do?

So what exactly will he do? He will go to the League, to the FIGC, to UEFA, to FIFA, to the ECA... to all the places where decisions regarding football are made and there he will try to represent Juventus and give it weight. For too many years the club has remained on the sidelines with respect to the palaces of football power, Chiellini is the man that the owners and management have chosen to correct this situation. But not only that: Chiellini will be an apprentice to the CEO Maurizio Scanavino and the president Gianluca Ferrero , dealing with economic and legal matters. He has a master's degree in Economics and Commerce (with a master's in business administration) which allows him to read the balance sheet, now he will acquire the experience necessary to compile it. He will enter the administrative heart of the club to understand its dynamics, with the humility with which he has always faced his challenges, because now his goal is to learn and not to command.

Elkann and Scanavino's words

John Elkann wanted him at Juventus in agreement with the management. He had met him last summer in the United States, they had talked at length and Chiellini had favorably impressed John, who was very sceptical about former players entering the management (he wanted professional managers), but surprised by Chiellini's approach and his preparation. The project began to be designed in January when Giorgio left football and took shape in the summer. Precisely in that period, in the chat with Tuttosport, Maurizio Scanavino had explained precisely his thoughts on Chiellini 's entry into the management team he leads: « His role will be very important because, often, in the places where the future of competitions is discussed, we find ourselves dealing with topics to which a former player can make a significant contribution, especially if he is of Giorgio's level. This is both at a national and international level, where specific committees could also be created. And at this point a person like him, a great champion, with international experience, intelligent and able to speak languages, will be able to make a great contribution ». Chiellini will be there where, in this hectic period, between new competitions and reformed formats, the future of football is being decided, in which Juventus hopes to count for more.

Chiellini's goal

Chiellini 's goal has always been to build a role for himself that is different from the one that is classically occupied by those who stop playing and move behind a desk. And he will do it from today, climbing one step at a time. He will not be particularly visible (that is to say, he will not be the man who speaks before or after matches), even if he will participate in institutional events ( his first commitment will be tomorrow at the official Champions League banquet with PSV ) and he will get to know that part of the club that he has always only seen from the outside. Then if someone imagines him, in ten years, as another Boniperti... Well, let's say he has permission to dream, it's not a crazy hypothesis. Yes, but in the next few months? In the next few months, Juventus fans must think that they have acquired, or rather reacquired, an excellent defender. The problem of not having adequately guarded the places of institutional power, with the necessary consistency and indispensable tenacity, has weakened Juventus , making it less politically strong. The great diplomatic work done by Gianluca Ferrero in the last year and a half has improved the situation, but Chiellini is a very useful reinforcement on that front, also because the authority he has earned on the field and with his behavior make him credible and "heavy". Chiellini returns to his home to make it more solid and strong, as a good defender he will do it from behind, but without forgetting that he has always been able to score some important goals.