Lazio director Igli Tare claims clubs are 'technically bankrupt'

Lazio director Igli Tare claims Juventus, Roma, AC Milan and Inter Milan are ‘technically bankrupt’ and only kept alive because the ‘system needs them’

  • Igle Tare spoke at an event at the LUISS University in Rome over the weekend
  • He spoke about the state of Italian football and raised some eyebrows
  • He believes most big Italian clubs are operating at a severe deficit 

Lazio Sporting Director Igli Tare feels that the biggest clubs in Italian football like Inter, AC Milan, and Juventus are ‘bankrupt’ and only continuing to exist because the Italian football system cannot function without them. 

Speaking in a lecture, as reported by FCInterNews, Tare gave a critical perspective on the business model employed by the largest clubs in Italy. 

His lecture raised a few eyebrows, as while Paris Saint-Germain are about to announce a reported €300m loss for the financial year, Tare aimed his rage closer to home.

Lazio Sporting Director Igli Tare has claimed that Italy’s biggest clubs are bankrupt

‘There are only four clubs in Italy that are still owned by families: Udinese, Atalanta, Lazio and Napoli,’ said Tare, although technically Atalanta are now co-owned by an American fund.

‘I am in favour of that type of ownership, because multi-national corporations only have commercial interests and you lose the joy of football, that passion and love for the sport.

‘Those funds work with algorithms and don’t care about the history of the club or the city. I am an old-school fan. This is my 15th year at Lazio, I am fortunate to work with a club that has a virtuous approach to finances.

‘Today there are clubs, such as Juventus, Roma, Milan and Inter, who are technically bankrupt, but they are kept alive because the system needs them.

‘It is important that we have more clubs who look to the long-term with projects.’


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