According to a statement released on Friday evening by the Turin prosecutor's office, the investigation focuses on player movements for the past three seasons, and how the annual financial results have been presented, between 2019 and 2021.
Juventus is suspected of having given false information to investors, and of having produced invoices for non-existent transactions, adds the prosecutor's office.
According to Italian media, six leaders of the Turin club are in the sights of the financial squad, starting with President Andrea Agnelli, vice-president and former Czech player Pavel Nedved, as well as former sports director Fabio Paratici, who works now in England, in Tottenham.
According to the Italian national press agency ANSA, on Saturday morning, investigators are particularly interested in the arrival of Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo in the summer of 2018 for 100 million euros, then his return to Manchester United last August for 15 million euros, plus 8 million euros optional depending on the player's athletic performance.
Last month, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) launched its own investigation into a string of questionable transfers, most of those moves involving Juventus.
Some would have given rise to an artificial increase in the value of players, for accounting reasons, or to exchanges of players to help balance the accounts.
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