Ferrero: “I want to save Sampdoria. Many champions have arrived with me”

Unbelievable, but true. Massimo Ferrero, former president of Sampdoria, keeps going. And he declares his goal: “I want to save the club.” How? Returning to drive it. And this despite the harsh protest from the fans when he showed up at Ferraris on 17 October for the match against Roma. Fans who had convinced the police to remove him from the stadium. This was stated by Ferrero himself in a long interview with Secolo XIX. “Watching the match against Turin on TV, I felt bad. I suffered a very strong anxiety attack… I’m talking about it now because I know it came out on social media and also in some newspapers. I am very shy about my privacy. I am I went to the emergency room. The situation at Sampdoria makes me suffer a lot. I can’t, I can’t remain helpless.” Ferrero, we recall, had been indicted at the end of an investigation into the bankruptcy of some of its companies. His house arrest was later revoked.

“my family owns the club”

—

“I hope to return to the helm of Samp… I’m working on it because my goal is to try to bring it back to a safe haven. The truth is that my family owns the Sampdoria club and therefore I have always continued in this role , I continue and will continue to be interested in the fate of the team because it represents nine years of my life. In recent months the economic and sporting situation has plummeted. I want to get involved and I have to find the economic resources to go on until the end of the season and to strengthen the Sampdoria. We need to add new players in the next transfer window in January, in my opinion at least six. But at the same time we need to end the war. Role in the club? I don’t know yet…”.

Lanna

—

“I’ve always had faith in Marco Lanna, so much so that I put him in my place, that of president, also knowing that he was a figure very welcome by the Sampdoria fans. He’s working, he chose Dejan Stankovic for example. They strike me “His serenity, the smile he manages to keep in this period. Are you aware of the situation or are you a great actor? I certainly feel very bad because I am aware of the seriousness of the risk that Sampdoria runs”.

Apologies to the fans

—

“Would my return raise blucerchiato support? I know, and for the good of Sampdoria please let’s make peace and not go to war. I ask for a truce. I am aware that I have made mistakes in the past, sometimes I expressed myself badly at because of my… Roman spirit. A particular lexicon, a different culture. I apologize to anyone who has felt offended, it was absolutely not my intention. However, I think that now only unity, and not division, can help Sampdoria. No more prejudices, no more violence. Help me help Sampdoria get out of it. Let’s guarantee a future that is worthy of it and I give you my word of honor that once the team lands in a safe haven, I will disappear and I will thank you forever.”

That blitz at the stadium

—

“For some time now I have felt the desire to see Sampdoria on the pitch grow within me, live. Not just on television. I had been advised against coming with Monza, as I had planned at first. I didn’t want to come with Roma to avoid misunderstandings, even if I’m more of a Sampdorian than you might think.In addition, the Romanists now “hate” me because I put Lanna as president, who as a footballer made him lose a derby with Lazio for a touch of the hand . I fell into a trap. I may be a “viperetta”, but I’m loyal. I came from Milan and in order not to disturb the team, I arrived in the middle of the first half. I had warned anyway. When I showed up in the skybox reserved for the property, Lanna he greeted me, shook my hand and left. Then someone alerted the fans. I don’t deny that I was a little surprised by Lanna’s behavior… as if she didn’t want to be seen by the Sampdoria fans with me. But it’s mine impression. He definitely isn’t mad at me. A few days earlier he had come to Milan to meet me (along with the entire board, ed), without any problems. And sometimes in recent months it has happened that we have texted each other. Lanna is a very good president, a figure who represents an important piece of the glorious and successful history of Sampdoria.”

transfer of the club

—

“Vidal will take care of it. In the meantime, we need to think about the present, avoid a relegation that Sampdoria and its fans don’t deserve. We need to strengthen this team’s squad, this is absolutely a priority, but in any case, Sampdoria players always go defended. Attacking the bus doesn’t solve anything. Mine is a heartfelt appeal to say let’s make a truce and then I’ll go away. You are the most beautiful fans in the world, let’s think about Sampdoria and bring them to safety. Another priority is then keeping the bar economic strategy to sell the company. We thank Banca Macquarie and Banca Sistema, in particular the CEO Dr. Gianluca Garbi, who has shown that he has faith in me and in Sampdoria. They will continue to be close to us”.

the battles and garrone

—

“Then I would like to say something about the Garrone family… Well, but what does the Garrone family have to do with it? Maybe someone has forgotten how much they invested in Sampdoria in the past? They accuse Edoardo of having given me the club, but I remember that with me the Sampdoria has always achieved up-to-date sporting results and has never found itself in its current conditions, which I have brought to Sampdoria with great players, such as Cassano, Praet, Fernando, Zapata, Skriniar, Muriel, Correa, Schick, Torreira, Bruno Fernandes. .. I worked to obtain the permits and build the new sports center which will be ready in the spring and Casa Samp, the guesthouse for the youth sector.At a political level we fought to build a serious image in the League, carrying on many battles. When I fought to abolish the fan card, was I good now I’m not anymore? If I remember correctly, in the first years of my management there were no mass protests against Garrone or the Ferreros. For example when we went to the Europa League preliminary round. Or when derbies were won. Everything broke between me and the fans in that match with Napoli at the Ferraris 4 years ago, when I went down in the storm to defend the team and avoid a disqualification on the pitch. From there it spilled over into violence, personal threats…”.