Dipinto di bianconeri?
By: Armando | May 1st, 2009
No you are not reading the wrong blog. I just wanted to give you a taste of what might have been coming out of the new stadium next year. According to some websites, primarily Italian calcio sites with nothing better to write about this time of year, there are talks ongoing between Sanchez-Llibre and the owners of Udinese Calcio in Italy (the Pozzo family) to buy Espanyol. Gino Pozzo is that guy right there on the left.
Are we changing our kit colors to black and white to match Udinese like my title suggests? Not likely. The Italians have denied any interest, Tuttomercatoweb: “Well, the family is not interested in buying Espanyol which, incidentally, is also not affordable as it is a public company, with operations divided between 20,000 members. We are already engaged in Italy and there is nothing concrete.”
Let me give you my take on this. With Espanyol facing the drop, the powers that be at the club have more than likely been looking to either sell or at least minimize their losses after relegation bringing in new investment. They looked for domestic relief but likely couldn’t find any and attracted some interest in Italy but the price tag was either too high for the Italians or they are negotiating for a better deal in the event that the worst scenario happens. Reading inbetween the press-release above that is the more likely scenario.
Also, Dani Sanchez-LLibre has been opening his mouth again recently about liquidating his interests in the club, he’s tired and doesn’t know how long he can continue being chairman (blah-blah-bla), so you never know about this story, but I don’t expect anything concrete to be established before the end of the season. Even if this is newsworthy, it just sounds like the club is looking for new partners, not to sell outright, which is essentially good for a club that is going to need outside investment and fast; most of our capital is going to be tied to that new stadium for the foreseeable future.
-Armando
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