The president of Bari: «It is an entrepreneurial operation that has its risks. Napoli has half if not a third of the people of other sports clubs “
As Roma 25/07/2018 – presentation of Serie C 2019-2020 calendars / photo Antonello Sammarco / Image Sport in the photo: Luigi De Laurentiis
Luigi De Laurentiishost of a webinar on Youtube, interviewed by the lawyer Luca Favini, speaks honestly and without filters:
“Unfortunately not much can be done, if Bari were to go to Serie A I would be forced to sell the team. We have always been aware of this, our mission from the beginning has been the reconstruction of this football franchise. Waiting for the lucky season that will take us to Serie A, I hope to find the interest of a group that can take over this team at the right time. This is an entrepreneurial operation that has its risks, we started from 0 as a real start-up and arrived in the top flight you need to know how to sell“.
In an era of various ambiguities, at least the son of the Napoli president speaks clearly: that of Bari is a purely and legitimately financial operation. Luigi De Laurentiis does not pontificate in a hypocritical way by bringing up the heart and good feelings. Bari fans, at least the rational ones, should appreciate. But it is a risk, no doubt about it. And clarity doesn’t always pay off.
And he continues, entering even more into the merits:
“For some time my father had been thinking of withdrawing another team, Bari arrived by chance. After the bankruptcy in 2018, Mayor Decaro contacted us and there the idea started. We realized that it could be an important sports franchise thanks to its large user base and a very attached fan base to the team. Bari has an important sporting history and economic multipliers that have made the square interesting. We jumped on the bandwagon in the race because in the year in which we took the team they luckily postponed the start of the championship and we put everything in place within a month in between ”.
«My father was very good, he always grew up with a modus operandi of lean companies, low overheads, he built with a set of human resources that could carry out more jobs. Napoli has half if not a third of the people, in some cases, from other sports clubs. It is the work of the entrepreneur himself who can realize the enhancements that allow you to save money. The same method was applied to Bari ”.
In short, the hopes of the mayor of Bari, Antonio Decaro, risk remaining pious illusions.