Juventus powerbroker John Elkann says the club has been a driving force for Italian football.
Elkann is part of the Agnelli family, which have owned Juve for 100 years.
He told La Stampa: “There is a double thread of continuity that has united our family to Juventus over these hundred years: a visceral love, because they're linked to moments of family life and indelible memories. And then the responsibility of building the future by innovating and adapting to the times.
“As my grandfather said, Juventus means youth. Youth means being projected towards the future. Their past is full of glory, but with the name they bear, we must look to the future. We work humbly for us and for millions of Bianconeri families like us.
“There are those who think that Juventus are the problem of Italian football. On the contrary: they're part of the solution. They've always been its backbone. They've given the structure to the national teams that have won the world titles.
“And on an economic level, with market operations, they've spent half a billion euros in recent years to buy players in Italy, contributing significantly to supporting the budgets of Serie A and lower division teams."