Rocco Commisso lashed out at journalists during his press conference today accusing them of being too critical and said: 'You can buy Fiorentina if you want.'
Commisso provided an update on the future of Dusan Vlahovic and confirmed Beppe Iachini will leave the club at the end of the season.
However, the meeting with the media degenerated quickly with the American businessman who accused journalists of being too critical.
Rocco Commisso lashed out at journalists during his press conference today accusing them of being too critical and said: 'You can buy Fiorentina if you want.'
Commisso provided an update on the future of Dusan Vlahovic and confirmed Beppe Iachini will leave the club at the end of the season.
However, the meeting with the media degenerated quickly with the American businessman who accused journalists of being too critical.
"Someone doesn't deserve to have space on papers, newspapers or TV, I see and read all of them every week. I watch everything, I know everything. There are good and bad journalists. Some of them suck, but I won't say who they are," Commisso said.
"Many journalists and pundits spoke out against Iachini, and they went against Fiorentina. So I realised I shouldn't follow pressure from outside, but my own instincts, which so far in my life have been often positive," he added.
He also refused to reply to a question from Il Corriere Fiorentino.
"I don't answer them, I am waiting for their apology after an article they wrote about Maurizio Sarri. They wrote some bad articles because their owner is Urbano Cairo," Commisso said.
He continued saying that if journalists love Fiorentina so much, they can buy it.
"They paid €22m to buy Spezia. The Della Valle family paid nothing to buy Fiorentina, the same goes for De Laurentiis and Lotito.
"How much did the owner of Parma pay? About €60m. I spent the real money instead. I make debts in America and I bring the money here. Now, I'm going to sell Fiorentina.
"You all love Fiorentina, you all have money, so let's see how much you can pay to buy the club," Commisso said.
"I spent €170m on buying Fiorentina, €80m to keep the books in order, and €85m to build the sporting center.
"I want to return to the USA and sell Fiorentina to the Florentines, those who have the money. But you have to do as I did. You must pay a deposit of €35m within ten days. I give you this opportunity.
"Do you think a Florentine will buy it? I sell Fiorentina for €335m, this offer ends in ten days,” he added.
"Many journalists said months ago that we should start programming the future. We will talk about this in the near future, when the season is over.
"Yes of course it's not the journalists' fault if we're in this state. But many journalists were making fun of Iachini. Many bad things were written here in the past year, about the club, the people here, my family.
"There are good journalists in Florence, but why don't they speak out against those who say lies?
"The journalists don't want to offend their colleagues, but they are the first to offend me, my family, my players. My players are good, better than what you think. Every day I read awful stuff.
"At the start of the season I believed we had a better team than last season, like many others. But we worked, we made mistakes, and we are where we are despite spending money. We need to look internally and try and do better next season.
"I already spent much more than the Della Valle. They got positive results in 17 years, I've only been here two years, give me some time.
“In two years, I have been working non-stop. I spent all this money and no one is thanking me – just criticism."
"There are more than 200 people who know football at Fiorentina. Perhaps not me, but there are people. I took Fiorentina from 16th and took it to 10th in Serie A.
"Rocco can buy any sports team in the world. If I chose Fiorentina it's because I like Florence. I fell in love with Florence in 1973. Have some respect for those who carry Fiorentina forward."