Reporter: Comolli has completely abolished Juventus’ scouting department, and Juventus no longer conducts traditional scouting work.

October 11th Gianluigi Longari wrote a column in Sportitalia, talking about Juventus' strategic and organizational changes in the transfer market after Comolli joined.

The reporter wrote: "Juventus bid farewell to scouts and will no longer conduct scouting work. Comolli has handed over the task of discovering new stars to an external consultant and a 'behind-the-scenes consultant', who now control the club's decision-making direction in recruitment."

It is too early to judge whether it is right or wrong.

"It is indeed too early to evaluate a new policy in early October. After all, the new season has only started for more than a month, and Juventus' senior management reorganization only took place this summer. Just started. Therefore, it may not be appropriate to make judgments about right and wrong right now. "

Key changes

" It is worth emphasizing that the series of fundamental reforms promoted by Comolli after taking office completely overturned Juventus's original organizational system. These include even those systems that have achieved great success in the past, both in terms of short-term results and long-term development. "

Juventus abolishes the scouting department

"The Juventus first team no longer has a dedicated scouting department. . This department was once regarded as Juventus' proud signature system, but it has been completely abolished after Comolli took office. "

"Currently, there is no chief scout position in Juventus' management structure. In fact, there are currently no scouts traveling to Europe or stadiums around the world to conduct on-site inspections and recommend new stars to the first team. "

New stars discovered by the Juventus scouting department in recent years:

Yildiz: regarded as the core of Juventus' future team building;

Huizen: Now the main defender of Real Madrid

Barrenechea: Now playing in the Champions League with Benfica;

Sule: The most influential player in Rome today;

Dewente: Signed by AC Milan this summer;

Dragusin: Currently playing for Tottenham;

Muharemovic: He shined in Sassuolo, won MVP many times, and was favored by Inter Milan;

Cambiasso: His value doubled after moving to Juventus, and he was even paid attention to by Manchester City.

"Juventus signed all these players at ultra-low prices and before their competitors, precisely because of a unified vision: to open up the connection between the U20 youth team and the first team, and at the same time rely on the NEXTGEN echelon as a link to create huge value at both the technical and economic levels."

So who is Comolli's behind-the-scenes consultant?

"Comolli's choice is to dismantle Juventus's original scouting system. On the one hand, it is to promote his own Moneyball data-based operation model; on the other hand, it is to rely on the consulting services of some very influential external scouting agencies in the Italian and even international markets. These agencies not only cooperate with clubs, but also directly cooperate with player agencies."

"One of the typical examples is Comolli's One of the core consultants: Ricardo Penic. This person has held management positions in Monaco, Empoli, Sampdoria, Spezia and other clubs. He founded ScoutingDepartment many years ago, a company that specializes in scouting services. The Turin team once commissioned the agency to develop a player mining system, and the cooperation did not end until June 2025."

Comoli and Penic have a personal relationship.

"The two have a deep relationship and mutual admiration. They have also worked together at Tottenham and have some substantial cooperation. This cooperative relationship has also continued into this past summer window. Peccini's company has cooperated with Juventus on many transfer transactions. The agency also serves teams such as Genoa in Serie A."

Juventus' new sports director may come from Genoa

"Currently, the only role that has not been added in Juventus' organizational structure is the sports director, candidate One of them was Ottolini of Genoa.

Ottolini actually worked at Juventus in 2018, responsible for player loan management, and was later promoted to the person in charge of this field before leaving Juventus to join Genoa. "

" Genoa is also a club that uses algorithms and the Moneyball system as its core and has significantly reduced traditional scouting activities. Its operating philosophy is very close to the current Juventus. "