Live Bar January 19, the president of the Italian Football Association Gravina recently accepted an interview with the local newspaper "La Nuova Sardegna" in Cagliari, where he talked about the new crown epidemic and the proportion of foreign aid in Serie A.
"The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the critical situation in football. In its annual report on the health of football, the FA has once again made it clear that our clubs are over-indebted and underfunded and that it is time to address the issue and that we are embarking on an ambitious plan to gradually bring the professional football system back into balance. ”
Regarding the rumored reform of reducing serie A teams to 18, Gravina said: "The reform I propose has nothing to do with the number of teams, at least from the beginning. My goal is to build a system and make it more solid, while at the same time narrowing the economic gap between the leagues, by reallocating resources, creating the conditions for the system to be more sustainable from within. ”
Regarding the recently completed change of ownership of Salernitana, the President said: "I am happy for Salerno (the capital of salerno province) and for Salernetana, the arrival of the new owner has saved the club facing exclusion from the league, and it turns out that we cannot ignore the rules that protect the football system. ”
Gravina believes that there are too many foreign and foreign reinforcements in Serie A: "It is true that the proportion of foreign aid is not gratifying. One of the goals of the four-year plan is to reverse this trend and promote investment in local academy, which will benefit the future of the national team as well as the club's balance sheet. ”
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