Palermo President Maurizio Zamparini gave an expletive-filled interview insulting Enzo Maresca, Franco Vazquez and sacked Coach Beppe Iachini.
The patron did not hold back when speaking to Radio 24 about his controversial decision to fire Iachini, bringing in new tactician Davide Ballardini.
It was particularly contentious as players Maresca and Vazquez complained publicly on social media.
Palermo President Maurizio Zamparini gave an expletive-filled interview insulting Enzo Maresca, Franco Vazquez and sacked Coach Beppe Iachini.
The patron did not hold back when speaking to Radio 24 about his controversial decision to fire Iachini, bringing in new tactician Davide Ballardini.
It was particularly contentious as players Maresca and Vazquez complained publicly on social media.
“I am the President of the club and they must respect the club,” said Zamparini. “In Italy thanks to a stupid law the players are considered to be employees.
“Maresca was talking bull****. I still care for him, but I’ll give him a telling off and warn he mustn’t talk rubbish anymore. He’s ignorant and should get informed before talking ****. It’s not true that Iachini helped me earn €60m.
“All the team is behind me, except for a player and a half. Maresca is the one, Vazquez is the half. From now on, before talking about the club, these players must ask for my authorisation.
“Maresca should be thinking about the €500,000 he earns net at his age. Vazquez gets €800,000 and last season our books read -€23m, so we only balanced them thanks to Paulo Dybala’s sale.”
Why did Zamparini sack Iachini even after the 1-0 victory over Chievo?
“After that match I sent Iachini a message. I told him: ‘That was your worst line-up since I’ve known you, but at least you got back one valuable thing – blind luck.’
“My family wants me to leave football and this sport really is breaking my balls now. If I find someone who will buy the club, I’m ready to sell.”