Juventus have confirmed that Andrea Agnelli will become the club's president at the end of the season.
Agnelli to replace Blanc at helm
Juventus have confirmed that Andrea Agnelli will become the club's president at the end of the season.
Jean-Claude Blanc is to step down and revert to the position of chief executive, with 34-year-old Agnelli taking the helm.
The Agnelli family has a history with Juve, as Andrea's father Umberto ran the Turin club 48 years ago.
"Juve is very important to my family and to me," said John Elkann, cousin of Agnelli and president of Exor, the holding company which controls FIAT and Juve.
"There is a need for constant contact.
"I have asked Andrea if he was available for the role of president. Andrea is not only a family representative but also a person that genuinely loves Juventus.
"It's not only because of that that he will become president. Andrea has experience in sport, he has worked for Juventus and Ferrari.
"Andrea's father Umberto was the last Agnelli to be Juventus president nearly 50 years ago, while his uncle Giovanni Agnelli was the club's long-time honorary president until his death in 2003."
It is the second presidential change Juventus have made this season after Blanc replaced Giovanni Cobolli Gigli in October.
A club statement read: "Andrea will work closely with Blanc, who will come out reinforced by a family-run club, where he will have close contact with Andrea."
Title appeal
Elkann, meanwhile, has revealed that Juve will ask the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) to strip Inter Milan of the 2006 Serie A title.
Juve finished top that season but Inter were then awarded the championship in the wake of the Italian match-fixing scandal.
However, fresh evidence has reportedly emerged to indicate that many clubs other than Juve may have had close contacts with referees and their designators, including Inter.
"In the next few days we will finalise a statement to the FIGC to ask for the revocation of the 2005/6 Scudetto," said Elkann.
