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Juventus has confirmed that sports director Fabio Paratici is under investigation and has been notified of a right to defense, following allegations of irregularity in a proposed move by Luis Suárez.
The Bianconeri were seeking a deal to sign the Uruguayan forward from Barcelona in the summer, but his non-EU status led him to try to obtain Italian citizenship.
Suárez was required to take an Italian language test to obtain this and it was alleged that he cheated on the exam at a university in Perugia, before his transfer collapsed and he eventually joined Atlético de Madrid.
Juventus confirmed in a statement on its official website that Paratici was now formally under investigation in the case, but the club maintained full confidence in him.
Meanwhile, Corriere della Serra alleges that Paratici sought to speed up the process of obtaining citizenship for Suárez by contacting the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Paola Di Michele for assistance, while the director of Bianconeri is also accused of providing false information to the researchers.
Paratici is under investigation for alleged violations of article 371 of the Italian penal code, namely providing false information to a prosecutor.
The position of Juventus manager under criminal investigation for the Suarez exam first appeared on Forza Italian Football.
Source: forzaitalianfootball.com
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