Cristiano Guintoli has been appointed Juventus’ new sporting director.
Guintoli left Serie A champions Napoli at the end of last season.
The 51-year-old spent eight years with the Partenopei and played a crucial role in their Scudetto success last season.
In the closing stages of the campaign, reports quickly began to emerge that he was keen to leave Napoli for Juventus. After a frosty period in the Campania capital, Giuntoli agreed his exit from the club a year before his contract was due to expire.
He will work closely with his new right-hand man Giovanni Manna.
The Italian director will now be tasked with guiding the Bianconeri in their post-Andrea Agnelli era, starting with offloading a number of unneeded players in order to lighten the wage bill. He is also working on bringing in the right reinforcements to take the club back to the top in Italy.