The restructuring of Juventus’s leadership group took another step forward this morning, with the club officially confirming the consensual departure of François Modesto as Technical Director. The announcement, made through Juventus’s official channels, marks the completion of a boardroom revolution that began with the dismissal of Damien Comolli and has gathered pace at every subsequent turn.
The Official Statement
Juventus’s communiqué was brief and courteous: “Juventus Football Club S.p.A. announces that a consensual agreement has been reached with François Modesto for the termination of his role as Technical Director, with effect from today. The Club wishes to thank François for the commitment and professionalism he demonstrated throughout his time here, and wishes him all the best for his personal and professional future.”
It is the kind of statement that says everything and nothing simultaneously — but in context, its meaning is unambiguous. Modesto arrived at the Continassa as part of the Comolli-era structure, operating in a technical oversight role that sat between the sporting director and the manager. With Frederic Massara now installed as Chief Football Officer — a position that absorbs and supersedes many of the responsibilities previously attributed to Modesto — his departure was, in retrospect, inevitable.
Massara Takes Complete Control of the Technical Area
The arrival of Massara is the direct cause of Modesto’s exit. The former Roma and AC Milan director, confirmed as Juventus’s new Chief Football Officer just days ago, is now the sole figure responsible for coordinating transfer operations and scouting at the club. His experience, his relationships, and his football intelligence are being placed at the very centre of Juventus’s technical strategy going forward — and there is simply no room in the new structure for a layer of management that duplicates rather than complements his role.
The signal is clear: this Juventus wants leaner, more direct decision-making. Fewer layers of authority, fewer competing voices at the top of the football operations. Carnevali sets the strategic direction. Massara executes it on the technical side. Chiellini holds the institutional and player relations fabric together. It is a structure built for clarity and speed — the two qualities that were most conspicuously absent in the Comolli era.
A Revolution Now Complete — Attention Turns to the Pitch
With Modesto’s departure, the internal boardroom revolution that John Elkann set in motion when he removed Comolli in early June is effectively complete. Eight weeks, four significant departures from the old structure, three major new appointments, and a new philosophy that is already producing results in the transfer market. The administration of Juventus has been rebuilt from the ground up.
Now, finally, the focus can be entirely on the football. Pre-season begins on Sunday 13 July. The transfer window is open. The squad is taking shape. And a club that spent the first half of this year in a state of near-continuous institutional turbulence can, at last, point all of its energy in a single direction.
