Juventus ‘not for sale’ say Agnellis, rejecting crypto giant Tether’s bid
MILAN, Dec 13 – Italy’s Agnelli family has no intention of selling Juventus to crypto group Tether or anyone else, the CEO of their holding company said on Saturday, rejecting Tether’s shock offer for Italy’s most successful soccer club.
“Juventus, our history and our values are not for sale,” said Exor CEO John Elkann, who wore a team hoodie in a rare video address posted on the Turin-based Serie A club’s website.
Tether, headquartered in El Salvador and run by Italian Paolo Ardoino, a Juventus supporter, said on Friday it had submitted an all-cash proposal to buy Exor’s stake in the club.
Tether said it would make a public tender offer for the remaining Juventus shares at the same price and it planned to invest one billion euros…
