Parma look set to learn their fate today, with the financially stricken club facing a bankruptcy hearing.

The Ducali are in crisis, with players and staff unpaid all season, and three different Presidents have been in the Tardini hotseat this season.

The latest of those, Giampietro Manenti, was yesterday arrested on charges of embezzlement and money laundering, leading to speculation the trial could be delayed.

However, Gazzetta di Parma expects the trial to go ahead, with Osvaldo Riccobene and Enrico Siciliano to represent the club.

Parma look set to learn their fate today, with the financially stricken club facing a bankruptcy hearing.

The Ducali are in crisis, with players and staff unpaid all season, and three different Presidents have been in the Tardini hotseat this season.

The latest of those, Giampietro Manenti, was yesterday arrested on charges of embezzlement and money laundering, leading to speculation the trial could be delayed.

However, Gazzetta di Parma expects the trial to go ahead, with Osvaldo Riccobene and Enrico Siciliano to represent the club.

The most likely outcome is that the Emilian side will be declared bankrupt, with the Lega Serie A having already guaranteed a fund to keep them going until the end of the season.

However, should Manenti send a representative declaring an extraordinary review of the finances and books, the judge would be obliged to grant 60 days for that process to take place.

That is thought to be unlikely however.

Should Parma go bankrupt, it is still possible the club will restart from Serie B, but Gazzetta di Parma explains that a stint in the amateur leagues is more likely.

The procedure to enter new clubs to Serie B must be completed by June 28, leaving just six weeks between the end of the Serie A season and the deadline.

Given that Parma will likely be funded by the Lega until the last day on May 17, it seems unlikely any new board would be able to complete the necessary steps in that time.

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