Marotta: “Pogba, Vidal, Juve and Inter. My career as a manager"

On the occasion of the event in Solomeo for the Golden Boy finalists, the Nerazzurri CEO retraced some stages of his experience

At the Cucinelli Theater in Solomeo , on the occasion of the event announcing the list of 25 finalists for the Golden Boy , Beppe Marotta also presented himself . The current general director of Inter touched on various topics, including his career as a manager from the beginning until today: " As a boy I lived near the Varese stadium, that Varese where there was a president who was a model of reference. Since I was little I wanted to do this job, as a player I was poor. My career? After Varese , I went to Monza . I sold Casiraghi 's first half to Juve with Boniperti as president. I was young, I was 30. I found myself in difficulty , I said to the president 'You name the price because I can't say it'. And he was really good, he treated me well. Then Como, Ravenna, Venice where I was lucky enough to bring the team back to Serie A after 35 years. "

Marotta: Juve, Pogba, Vidal, Higuain and Agnelli

Retracing some stages of his career, Marotta also focused on the operations carried out as CEO of Juventus: " Vidal is an exception, he physically managed to have an engine that made him endure "different" evenings, he gave everything on the pitch. Difficult negotiation out? Pogba 's . Long and expensive, it lasted three days straight, locked in a hotel with the Manchester United managers . At the same time we signed Higuain , but we had to sell Pogba first because I couldn't take him without first selling Paul. I had asked for the "Authorizing Agnelli to proceed was a bit risky. Gonzalo could have gone to Barcelona ". On the relationship with Agnelli and beyond: " I have been lucky enough to always work with different presidents, from Zamparini to Garrone and Agnelli. I must say that from each of these I have learned something that enriches my baggage which I consider full of experience ”.