Last summer, Juventus sold the world's most expensive footballer and still went on to win a sixth Serie A title in a row and reach the Champions League final. Having paid around £800,000 in compensation for Paul Pogba in 2012, Juventus sold the midfielder back to Manchester United for £89.3 million. The money was reinvested, almost all of it shrewdly, and the Italian giants carried on winning as if nothing had changed.
It was a team effort but many of the plaudits went to a Spaniard behind the scenes, Javier Ribalta. Juventus announced on Friday that Ribalta will leave his role as scouting manager after five years at the club.