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"Roma will participate in the Serie A championship next season, as the businessman Claudio Lotito from the Italian capital paid the necessary 9 million euros for the registration.
About a year and a half ago, Lazio found itself in a poor financial situation, as the food group "Cirio" that owned the club was declared bankrupt. The club for a while managed by selling their most famous players, but this was only a temporary solution, as debts needed to be paid off.
For a while, the main shareholder of Lazio was the banking group "Capitalia", but they were not willing to take more decisive actions. Recently, negotiations were taking place for the purchase of shares, as Piero Tulli and the aforementioned Lotito were ready to save the club. After a long period of intrigues and dramatic turns, today Lotito acquired 30% of the club's shares for 21 million euros and replaced Ugo Longo in the position of president.
“This is the breakthrough we have been waiting for. Lazio has registered for the new season, as Lotito paid 9 million euros,” Longo said. “He is a serious businessman, knowing what he wants and how to get it. Thanks to him, Lazio will have a great future. There is still a lot of work to be done, but this is the first strong step forward.”
The 104-year-old club has started a new era, and now they will have to start anew in many aspects. First, they will need to find a replacement for Roberto Mancini, who left for Inter - the main candidate is the legendary Dino Zoff.
They will also need to form a new team, which currently consists of 23 players, but 8 of them played in the youth team last season. The first to return is the goalkeeper who has been a free agent for some time.
Three key players may be sold to other clubs: defender could move to , midfielder Cesar to , and another defender could join the ranks of Atalanta."
