Lega agrees Parma deal

The Lega Serie A has agreed a deal to fund Parma until the end of the season, with clubs said to be shelling out €5m.

The Ducali are in financial crisis, facing a bankruptcy hearing on March 19, and have failed to complete their last two fixtures.

Despite Empoli President Fabrizio Corsi speculating that the proposals presented by Carlo Tavecchio would have to go to a vote, it appears a deal has been reached.

The Lega Serie A has agreed a deal to fund Parma until the end of the season, with clubs said to be shelling out €5m.

The Ducali are in financial crisis, facing a bankruptcy hearing on March 19, and have failed to complete their last two fixtures.

Despite Empoli President Fabrizio Corsi speculating that the proposals presented by Carlo Tavecchio would have to go to a vote, it appears a deal has been reached.

Calciomercato reports that a deal has been agreed whereby fines paid by clubs over the season would be handed to the official administrator of Parma, should they go into receivership on March 19.

That money, calculated at €5m, would be provided to keep the sporting entity represented by Parma going until the end of the season, meaning that no club will be awarded a 3-0 walkover.

However, it remains to be seen whether the Ducali players will accept the deal, as they wish to secure the long-term future of their club, as well as wages for non-playing staff.

A condition of the deal is that those players take to the field for the two matches between now and the court date, and Carlo Tavecchio will now travel to Collecchio to explain the plan.