Parma striker Raffaele Palladino says he wants to stay with the club, even if that means dropping down to Serie D.
The Ducali are in dire financial straits, and are having to be bankrolled by the Lega Serie A until the end of the season.
The club would be allowed to start next season in Serie B if a new owner pays all of their sporting debts, but otherwise the Emilian side would have to begin again from the amateur level, Serie D.
“It’s amazing what we’re experiencing,” Palladino told Corriere dello Sport.
Parma striker Raffaele Palladino says he wants to stay with the club, even if that means dropping down to Serie D.
The Ducali are in dire financial straits, and are having to be bankrolled by the Lega Serie A until the end of the season.
The club would be allowed to start next season in Serie B if a new owner pays all of their sporting debts, but otherwise the Emilian side would have to begin again from the amateur level, Serie D.
“It’s amazing what we’re experiencing,” Palladino told Corriere dello Sport.
“At least now we have some valid people in charge. Unfortunately, we haven’t been shown great respect in this saga, money is not our priority.
“I’m disappointed, I’d have expected more messages or calls from colleagues. What is happening to Parma could happen to others, for them to only think of themselves is not nice.
“Now we have to be confident, because we’re supporting 200 employees who haven’t had any salary for months.
“We have to be positive, football in Parma will not disappear, even if it means starting again from Serie D.
“I’ve been at Parma since 2010/11, for the first three years everything was perfect then economically something broke.
“I have a contract until 2016, I want to stay in Serie B, or even Serie D with the right conditions. Otherwise I’ll go abroad.”
The former Juventus striker is trying to see the positives in the situation, saying that Parma’s plight should lead to a change of rules.
“Parma at the moment is a club which has sparked huge changes, we’ll be remembered for that.
“[FIGC President Carlo] Tavecchio is inclined to change the rules of football. There needs to be greater corporate oversight, with new life given to youth sectors, the lifeblood of our football.”