ADL: “I’m not selling Bari before 2028, without us it would fail.” Mayor of Bari: “Unreasonable, go away!”

Bari will not change ownership before 2028 and without Filmauro it is destined to fail. This is what he declared to the Senate today Aurelio De Laurentiispresident of Napoli and also patron of Bari, led by his son Luigi.

“What will that football club (Bari, ed.) do once the De Laurentiis family gets tired of it, and will probably leave before 2028, why isn’t it talked about before? It will probably be destined to remain where it is, or to fail, unless there are groups, foreign or Italian, who can intervene powerfully“. We remind you that by 2028 timeshares will no longer be allowed in football, so Filmauro will no longer be able to own both Napoli and Bari and will be forced to sell one of them.

After a few hours the response from the mayor of Bari arrived, Antonio Decarothrough a note: “Sometimes the words of Aurelio De Laurentiis are so out of time and out of place that one wonders whether it is him or his imitator Max Giusti who is speaking. On the eve of a match that calling delicate is an understatement, he reasons ( indeed, he is unreasonable) evoking future scenarios such as the bankruptcy of Bari football or the condemnation to remain in a minor league until 2028. We have asked, in the past, for an apology from Aurelio De Laurentiis. This time it will not be enough. We expect Filmauro to provide it immediately, whatever the outcome of tomorrow’s match, to enter into serious negotiations so as not to postpone a change of ownership which now seems to be the only way out of a situation that has become unmanageable, from all points of view from Bari, we prefer to fail again than to be constantly humiliated by an owner who has shown that he doesn’t love this team and this city. Forza Bari, always.”

The Bari protest. For months, the De Laurentiis presidency has been hotly contested in Bari. The team, after coming close to reaching Serie A in the last championship, was dismantled in the latest transfer sessions. Bari has sacked three coaches this year (Michele Mignani, Pasquale Marino, Giuseppe Iachini) and is now led by Federico Giampaolo, former Primavera coach. Tomorrow, after the 1-1 draw in the first leg at San Nicola, the red and whites will compete to stay in Serie B in the second leg playout against Ternana.