LIVORNO. If there is something that no one can ever take away from us Livorno people, it is belonging. Of course, “Us Livorno” may seem like just a name, a brand, but in reality it is our history. It is no coincidence that it was Enrico Fernandez who took him and looked after him, someone who gave love to Livorno every day of his life.
Now a significant case is being opened on the name “Us Livorno”.
The situation
In the meantime, let’s clarify how things are. In essence: Magnozzi, thanks to its president Fernandez, is the owner of the Us Livorno brand and of the historical “dollar” symbol. To date, these have been given absolutely free of charge first to Paolo Toccafondi and now to Joel Esciua but the concession expires in June. So it will have to be the Magnozzi Club that says “yes, we will still grant it to Esciua” or “no, no concession”.
The meeting
In recent days we told you about a first contact between Esciua and the Magnozzi Club that didn’t go well.
Pasquale Lamberti, vice-president of the Magnozzi Club, explains exactly what happened. «On Monday last week our president Enrico Fernandez reported to the board of directors what Esciua had told him. That is, either we accepted the draft contract presented by him or he would have done it alone, therefore moving forward even without the Us name.”
However, the draft was not accepted by Magnozzi because there were clauses and constraints different from the initial ones which did not convince the club at all. «At that point – explains Lamberti – together with Curzio and the others, we rejected those requests and sent back the contract with our new proposal, with clear changes in some articles». Also because the title belongs to Magnozzi and therefore to the city, not to a president. But nothing to do. Esciua rejected Magnozzi’s counter-proposal. «Yes, it’s true, she refused. At that point it was decided to reschedule to May 30th.”
On this contract the Magnozzi club does not seem willing to give in so easily. «One thing is certain – says Lamberti – we write the text of this contract and not the other party».
The break
But what does “either we accepted the draft contract presented by him or he would have done it alone, therefore moving forward even without the Us name” mean?
As already explained, the registration number follows the VAT number and therefore Esciua’s Livorno would still compete in their Serie D championship, that’s for sure. But it should change its name. So not “Us Livorno” nor “As Livorno” (failed). He should come up with another denomination. Will there be a complete breakup? Certainly the relations between Esciua and Magnozzi are no longer as idyllic as they were a year ago.
Locatelli’s group
On the other front, the group linked to Andrea Locatelli had other meetings in the city both on Sunday and yesterday. Locatelli has decided to avoid declarations but from what we understand, his attempts to contact Esciua through traditional means are always coming to naught. The thing that isn’t clear is this: but if she doesn’t want to sell, why doesn’t Esciua reply to Locatelli and say “no thanks”? Wouldn’t it be easier? It’s not clear why we keep wasting time here.
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