The CEO of Monza, Adriano Galliani, expressed his closeness to Gravina on the great discontent over the internal conflicts that have arisen between the FIGC and the League on the topic reforms. Above all, the ideas of the big names are at the center of attention Juve, Milan, Inter and Roma who expressed their clear position (in the minority) on the desire to pass from 20 to 18 teams in Serie A.
Gravina’s statements
“Football has no problems, I want to stand out from the crowd, dialectical problems are physiological, something is becoming pathological because for different reasons we don’t want to understand that we are all part of a single supply chain. I hear people talking about autonomy, which is legitimate. The League of A is free to self-determine in the commercial field and in the field of format. What is he missing? Do you want the Premier model? Maybe there are twenty shareholders there, but there are 21 shares and the twenty-first belongs to the federation which has the right to veto almost everything. The League deserves absolute respect, now we await their proposals“ – said the federal president.
Galliani against the big teams: “I would have tried less crude maneuvers”
“I fully agree with President Gravina’s report. Internal conflicts within the system they have always been there but now they have worsened Why four big names, Milan, Inter, Juventus and Romathey thought that through the abolition of the right of agreement the format of Serie A could be changed from 20 to 18. And in the majority of clubs the belief was born that the federal president agreed with this position” – declared Senator Adriano Galliani during the hearings before the Culture and Education Commission of the Senate on the prospects for reforming Italian football. Then he continued: “I can’t ask questions, I’m the legal representative of a Serie A team and therefore I struggle to be impartial. What would I have done if I had still been manager of Milan? I would have tried a less crude maneuverI would have moved differently. You can also go from 20 to 18 teams, but with percentages of revenue for those who are relegated. At the moment an incredible gap is being created between the top teams, who have a turnover of 500 million, and the last ones who have a turnover of 50 million.”
