Juventus today confirmed that Andrea Agnelli will become the club's president at the end of the season.

The 34-year-old will replace Jean-Claude Blanc at the helm of the Turin side this summer.

"Juve is very important to my family and to me," said John Elkann, cousin of Andrea and president of Exor, the holding company which controls FIAT and Juve. "There is a need for constant contact.

"I have asked Andrea if he was available for the role of president. Andrea is not only a family representative but also a person that genuinely loves Juventus.

"It's not only because of that that he will become president. Andrea has experience in sport, he has worked for Juventus and Ferrari.

"Andrea's father Umberto was the last Agnelli to be Juventus president nearly 50 years ago, while his uncle Giovanni Agnelli was the club's long-time honorary president until his death in 2003."

Blanc will revert to the position of chief executive this summer.

A club statement read: "Andrea will work closely with Blanc, who will come out reinforced by a family-run club, where he will have close contact with Andrea."

It is the second presidential change Juventus have made this season after Blanc replaced Giovanni Cobolli Gigli in October.

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