It was a long and exhausting negotiation, but in the end Massimo Ferrero - nicknamed "viperetta" - gave up and sold Sampdoria to the group composed of Andrea Radrizzani and Matteo Manfredi, after negotiations had ceased in recent days. Matteo Manfredi, Principal of Gestio Capital, and Andrea Radrizzani, Chairman of Aser Group, expressed their delight at the completion of the transaction that resulted in the acquisition of Unione Calcio Sampdoria, which was relegated to Serie B this season and will begin the next season from a -4 position in the standings. The new owners have been given permission to issue a bond loan of up to 40 million euros. There are numerous deadlines to meet, ranging from the Irpef installment (to avoid losing the benefit of installments) to the salaries of the players for the first quarter of 2023 (there is a penalty of 2 to 4 points at stake if the transfer is not made on time), not to mention the employees and creditors with whom the founders of Gestio Capital and Aser Holding announced on Saturday that they had reached an agreement. The owners are not short on cash. One of them, Andrea Radrizzani, is about to sell his controlling stake in Leeds for £150 million to the American San Francisco 49ers.
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