Marco Arturo Romano is officially the new president of Barletta. The Lazio entrepreneur immediately introduced himself to the media and the city on the morning of June 5th. His words were reported by Barlettaweb24.it:
“Good morning everyone, let me introduce myself. I am Marco Arturo Romano, engineer, I deal with safety at work. We have been talking to Mario Dimiccoli for several months and I thank him for making himself available. I will acquire the majority of this club. During this period I will not I deny that there have been many companies that have asked for my hand, all of them professional.” -he added-“I preferred to start again from a completely new project. I didn’t want to go back to football but this square fascinated me. A team with so many fans and enthusiasm cannot be in this category. I don’t want to be a master father, I hope that other people will come forward. My lawyer has already received several interests from other entrepreneurs. We will need to set up an important team regardless of the category. We have already contacted top coaches and players. Another important step will be the request for repechage, then meeting the mayor to improve the stadium. We will create an indoor gym, a hospitality area and a store. It is essential to have an additional structure for both training and the youth sector. We must all be united, including journalists.”
“Now it will be time to set up the team, in anticipation of Eccellenza winning and Serie D in the eventuality. I contacted several coaches who know Puglia. The idea is to start with people of a higher category. If we can get someone from the Lega Pro, welcome. The goal is to bring the team back to Serie C. How long will that take? We don’t know, in the shortest possible time. This skepticism stimulates me even more. The budget will depend on the category. To win the Eccellenza di Puglia you need at least 600/700 thousand euros, in D you need to go beyond one million. As for DS and coach we are already active, we met one yesterday.”
