Claudio Sciurpaguest at Fuori Campo Umbria TVtook stock of the situation on the negotiation with Massimiliano Santopadre for the purchase of Perugia, explaining the previous steps and those that will come in the next few hours by the group that has set up. Here is the point of view of possible buyers.
“Following the restructuring of the debt with the revenue agency, the numbers changed and the request tripled”, he said. “These are very high figures which I cannot say now but I will tell them. It’s certainly not a warranty issue. Tomorrow morning (Tuesday, ed.) we will send a new offer closer to Santopadre’s requests, to which we will give a couple more days to respond. The guarantees? We go to the Notary, we transfer the shares and we give you what you need in cash, no problems with guarantees”.
Naturally, Sciurpa was asked for every detail on the negotiation and future intentions. “Stadium? It is a chapter that we will face after having established a strong company. The market block? We will have the possibility of having players on loan for free or a little more thanks to the good offices of Triulzi. With Santopadre we must find a meeting point, the will must be of both, because if one thinks he finds someone to screw in the other, the deal is not concluded, responsibility, respect and the will to reach a mutual agreement are needed satisfaction. The rope is now pulled to the max, we hope to put a ribbon on it so it doesn’t break. Santopadre’s desire to remain in the Academy or as a technical sponsor? This is his request. Confirmation from the coach and sporting director? If the operation goes through this year we will have to manage it in the best possible way with the knowledge that it will be what it will be, you can’t make a transfer, you find a coach, staff already in place… Let’s see, unfortunately the more time passes the more difficult it will be to make the decisions things done as well as we would like. We would certainly bring our people into the company”
“We have a nice group of friends – the CEO of Vitakraft had previously explained -, the Antonini brothers, my friend Mauro Ricci, others who are willing to enter but these three are enough to close the situation. Triulzi? He is a friend, a great Serie A agent, he gives us very important advice and could be very useful for having players with European passports.” Sciurpa also chronicled the contacts with Santopadre. “On May 20th I sent him an email with a serious proposal, a precise offer, based on what he had told me on April 25th. I didn’t get an answer. On May 31st we went to Fiano Romano with Sandro Paiano, Claudio Antonini and my son, we visited the Frankie Garage and talked again with Santopadre”.
To those who advised him to make a move to the Federation to avoid regulatory surprises, Sciurpa replied: “I appreciate it very much but we are not adventurous or risky entrepreneurs, football is one more thing compared to our companies, after May 31st we started a due diligence with two of the main firms in Italy specialized in the operations of football clubs. And I would like to point out that I have no lack of experience in sport, I was also president of Lega Volley”.
