Former Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli has reiterated his belief in a European Super League in a farewell speech at the Italian club.
Agnelli was one of the chief architects of the breakaway plans to form the ESL in 2021 alongside European giants like Real Madrid, Barcelona, Man Utd amongst others.
The ESL plan was announced with 12 clubs in April 2021 but collapsed within 72 hours after nine of them withdrew amid protests from fans and opposition from governing bodies.
Juventus, Barcelona and Real Madrid are still yet to renounce the ESL, which claimed UEFA and FIFA broke European Union competition law by blocking its creation, despite calls to do so by fans and football governing bodies.
A final ruling will be made by a 15-member Grand Chamber next spring.
Agnelli was speaking at a Juventus shareholders meeting on Wednesday where a new board of directors was approved, with Gianluca Ferrero replacing him as chairman.
The 47-year-old and the rest of the Juventus board resigned en masse in November amid a police investigation into the club’s transfer business.