Former Juventus president Andrea Agnelli has defended his role in the failed Super League push.

Agnelli was one of the big drivers of the rebel group.

He told the Financial Times: "I didn't point a gun to anyone's head. They all signed freely. Some were more conscious. But they all signed freely."

Then on Financial Fair Play, Agnelli said: "This was a response to the problems that football has had and continues to have: financial instability, financial sustainability, polarisation."

Asked if signing Cristiano Ronaldo was a mistake, he added: "It was a good move. Give me Ronaldo and let me field him without a pandemic, it's another story."