Mayor of Parma Federico Pizzarotti warned the situation with President Giampietro Manenti is “beyond repair.”
The club is on the verge of bankruptcy and, despite promising wages would be paid on Monday, there is still no sign of the money.
“I am here to support the team, which is made up of fans, players and employees,” Mayor Pizzarotti told ParmaLive.
He was outside the locked Stadio Tardini with 1,000 supporters marching in protest. They also hung a sign on the gates that read: ‘Closed for robbery.’
Mayor of Parma Federico Pizzarotti warned the situation with President Giampietro Manenti is “beyond repair.”
The club is on the verge of bankruptcy and, despite promising wages would be paid on Monday, there is still no sign of the money.
“I am here to support the team, which is made up of fans, players and employees,” Mayor Pizzarotti told ParmaLive.
He was outside the locked Stadio Tardini with 1,000 supporters marching in protest. They also hung a sign on the gates that read: ‘Closed for robbery.’
“What Parma lack right now are owners, clear and determined ones. This is the focal point to change the situation.
“I think the rapport with Manenti is beyond repair. Even if the money were to arrive, who do they belong to? It’s too unclear a situation for us to keep the institutions out of this.”
Parma captain Alessandro Lucarelli revealed they will ask for a bankruptcy hearing to be brought forward so they can spark a controlled administration and prepare a clean slate for new owners.
“Tomorrow there is a meeting at the tribunal and over the next days there will be others with people designated by Manenti. We’ll see what happens. The other day he said he didn’t want to leave, but we need him to step aside if other investors are going to come in and plan for the future.
“There are many rumours of a group of investors, but right now we don’t even know how big the debt is. We need clarity.”