Damien Comolli - General manager (85 Viewers)
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I think I know what we’ve been through, or what we might be heading toward, so let me try to explain.
In Turkey, there’s something called the “Evening Market.” It’s what happens at the end of the day in local street bazaars. As vendors pack up, the leftover fruits and vegetables half-rotten, stepped on, sometimes actual garbage are left on the ground. The poor come and collect whatever they can. That’s exactly how the media started describing Damien Comolli’s transfer windows at Fenerbahçe: “Evening Market Shopping.”
It’s a habit Comolli introduced at the club and it stuck. The pattern was always the same: don’t make any serious transfers all summer, wait until it’s clear who’s going where, then, in the final week (or even the last few days) of the window, scoop up whatever players you can get for cheap.
Under Comolli, Fenerbahçe became a last-minute transfer frenzy. Even YouTube pundits couldn’t keep up. By the time the season was already underway, they signed 11 new players, none of whom were available for the opening games. It got so ridiculous that they had to play a central midfielder, Ahmet Potuk, as a striker in Champions League qualifiers and the first league matches.
As I mentioned before, Fenerbahçe had the worst start in their history that year. By the end of the first half of the season, they were sitting in 17th place. The Turkish football media had a name for it: “Evening Market Transfers.” In other words: dumpster diving.
And now I’m seriously afraid we’re about to see the same thing happen at Juventus. I am thinking about Comolli and Tudor and for the first time in my life, just hearing the word “Juventus” gives me acid reflux.
In Turkey, there’s something called the “Evening Market.” It’s what happens at the end of the day in local street bazaars. As vendors pack up, the leftover fruits and vegetables half-rotten, stepped on, sometimes actual garbage are left on the ground. The poor come and collect whatever they can. That’s exactly how the media started describing Damien Comolli’s transfer windows at Fenerbahçe: “Evening Market Shopping.”
It’s a habit Comolli introduced at the club and it stuck. The pattern was always the same: don’t make any serious transfers all summer, wait until it’s clear who’s going where, then, in the final week (or even the last few days) of the window, scoop up whatever players you can get for cheap.
Under Comolli, Fenerbahçe became a last-minute transfer frenzy. Even YouTube pundits couldn’t keep up. By the time the season was already underway, they signed 11 new players, none of whom were available for the opening games. It got so ridiculous that they had to play a central midfielder, Ahmet Potuk, as a striker in Champions League qualifiers and the first league matches.
As I mentioned before, Fenerbahçe had the worst start in their history that year. By the end of the first half of the season, they were sitting in 17th place. The Turkish football media had a name for it: “Evening Market Transfers.” In other words: dumpster diving.
And now I’m seriously afraid we’re about to see the same thing happen at Juventus. I am thinking about Comolli and Tudor and for the first time in my life, just hearing the word “Juventus” gives me acid reflux.
Well thats cute n all but that's gonna drag all summer which doesn't help us anyways.
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Yep I was aware of his time at Fenerbahce too, I was outspoken about Comolli from the moment we were linked with him, I don't rate him at all, unfortunately people think doing what he did at Toulouse is acceptable at Juve.
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Yep I was aware of his time at Fenerbahce too, I was outspoken about Comolli from the moment we were linked with him, I don't rate him at all, unfortunately people think doing what he did at Toulouse is acceptable at Juve.
"Refreshing" 
sure, sure.
Juventus holds no cards. You can't force Weah accept a move to the lower leagues in England, just like you can't force Dusan to play in Turkiye, or force David Luiz to magically become the next Juninho overnight. None of them really care about the World Cup either, apart from Weah, but with our injury record he'll most likely have to be used even if it hurts Tutor's or Comollo's feelings.
Did Comolli get a crash course in the "Fart of the Deal" from Trump in June?
sure, sure.Juventus holds no cards. You can't force Weah accept a move to the lower leagues in England, just like you can't force Dusan to play in Turkiye, or force David Luiz to magically become the next Juninho overnight. None of them really care about the World Cup either, apart from Weah, but with our injury record he'll most likely have to be used even if it hurts Tutor's or Comollo's feelings.
Did Comolli get a crash course in the "Fart of the Deal" from Trump in June?
This season feels dead on arrival.
Damien - what is the long term plan? You can't keep shopping for EPL rejects. Spare us with the data analytics nonsense, please don't insult our intelligence. We have all seen and heard enough excrement from senior manglement over the last 5 years.
I'm extremely concerned.
Damien - what is the long term plan? You can't keep shopping for EPL rejects. Spare us with the data analytics nonsense, please don't insult our intelligence. We have all seen and heard enough excrement from senior manglement over the last 5 years.
I'm extremely concerned.
Vaciago
Comolli? He’s here and he’s very curious about the history of the Mole. From my impression he’s taking a hard line approach. If Vlahovic stays for example, he will not play in any games. Weah scrapped a transfer and now he is making him pay for this refusal. Juventus have been too lenient of late. I think he wants to reverse this trend. Perhaps he wants to establish their relationship with agents again
Comolli? He’s here and he’s very curious about the history of the Mole. From my impression he’s taking a hard line approach. If Vlahovic stays for example, he will not play in any games. Weah scrapped a transfer and now he is making him pay for this refusal. Juventus have been too lenient of late. I think he wants to reverse this trend. Perhaps he wants to establish their relationship with agents again
‼️️#Comolli spoke about the moment #Juventus is experiencing on Sky Sport:
“We are a team that can return to winning; we have great potential. We’re not setting deadlines, but the foundation is excellent. A comparison with a team similar to ours? Liverpool, for its appeal; working here isn’t difficult. I’m not promising to win immediately, but we’re working toward it.”
“Vlahovic could leave for the right offer; we’re in agreement. Kolo Muani wants to play with us again; we’re working on it. With David and Vlahovic, we’re not anxious; we’ll see.”
“Douglas Luiz? The player disrespected his teammates. Everyone must respect the jersey they wear. He then apologized to everyone—players, coaches, and me.”
“Weah? He wants to go to Marseille, but in football, you can’t just choose a team because if the right offer doesn’t come, you stay on the sidelines. And the offer hasn’t arrived yet.”
“We are a team that can return to winning; we have great potential. We’re not setting deadlines, but the foundation is excellent. A comparison with a team similar to ours? Liverpool, for its appeal; working here isn’t difficult. I’m not promising to win immediately, but we’re working toward it.”
“Vlahovic could leave for the right offer; we’re in agreement. Kolo Muani wants to play with us again; we’re working on it. With David and Vlahovic, we’re not anxious; we’ll see.”
“Douglas Luiz? The player disrespected his teammates. Everyone must respect the jersey they wear. He then apologized to everyone—players, coaches, and me.”
“Weah? He wants to go to Marseille, but in football, you can’t just choose a team because if the right offer doesn’t come, you stay on the sidelines. And the offer hasn’t arrived yet.”
⚫️⚪️ Juventus GD Comolli: “Tim Weah wants to join Olympique Marseille but we need to receive a good, correct proposal”.
“That kind of proposal from OM is not on the table yet at this stage”.
[Fabrizio Romano]
⚪️⚫️ Juventus GD Comolli when asked about Jadon Sancho: “We have two of the best wingers in the world like Yildiz and Conceição, plus Nico who’s an excellent player”.
“If someone leaves, we will be ready on the market”.
[Fabrizio Romano / Nico Schira]
#Juventus’ General Director Damien #Comolli confirms: “#Weah wants to join #OlympiqueDeMarseille. No one is pushed to leave #Juve. The deal depends by the negotiations between the clubs”. #transfers #OM #TeamOM
[Nico Schira]
⚠️ Juventus GD Comolli on Dusan Vlahović: “We have agreed with Dusan on his exit this summer if we get a good proposal”.
“Vlahović can only leave with a good bid and we’ve not received it so far”.
[Fabrizio Romano]
⚫️⚪️ Juventus GD Comolli confirms Randal Kolo Muani deal on: “Yes, Kolo Muani wants to return to Juventus”.
“We are talking with Paris Saint-Germain about that, he wants to re-join us… so, there’s no rush”.
[Fabrizio Romano]
Damien #Comolli: “The new sporting director will arrive between September and October”. #transfers #Juventus
[Nico Schira]
“That kind of proposal from OM is not on the table yet at this stage”.
[Fabrizio Romano]
⚪️⚫️ Juventus GD Comolli when asked about Jadon Sancho: “We have two of the best wingers in the world like Yildiz and Conceição, plus Nico who’s an excellent player”.
“If someone leaves, we will be ready on the market”.
[Fabrizio Romano / Nico Schira]
#Juventus’ General Director Damien #Comolli confirms: “#Weah wants to join #OlympiqueDeMarseille. No one is pushed to leave #Juve. The deal depends by the negotiations between the clubs”. #transfers #OM #TeamOM
[Nico Schira]
⚠️ Juventus GD Comolli on Dusan Vlahović: “We have agreed with Dusan on his exit this summer if we get a good proposal”.
“Vlahović can only leave with a good bid and we’ve not received it so far”.
[Fabrizio Romano]
⚫️⚪️ Juventus GD Comolli confirms Randal Kolo Muani deal on: “Yes, Kolo Muani wants to return to Juventus”.
“We are talking with Paris Saint-Germain about that, he wants to re-join us… so, there’s no rush”.
[Fabrizio Romano]
Damien #Comolli: “The new sporting director will arrive between September and October”. #transfers #Juventus
[Nico Schira]
Hes showing his experience because he has multiple players he needs to sell but hes not jumping at offers. And hes showing patience with the players he wants to buy (kolo) knowing he has the leverage with the players will. We’ll see what he gets done in the next month but this is the most confident ive been in the lead guy in awhile.