Bologna, September 3, 2026 – Words, financial statements, numbers and finances. And then again the market, the lightning farewell of the “nervous” Rowe with the last-minute transfer to Atalanta, up to the possible construction of the new stadium in the city. These are some of the scattered chapters within today’s long press conference at Casteldebole by Bologna’s CEO Claudio Fenucci, in front of the press and virtually already bouncing on the screens of fans and enthusiasts, thirsty for answers after a summer of painful and significant departures and perhaps – but not according to the rossoblù CEO – of missed arrivals in some departments (midfield).
“It will not be a transition year but a year of reconstruction, playing sustainable football”
The field will speak, the same one that will also sweep away words and numbers: there the financial statements, at least for 90 minutes, sit on the bench, and the ball will be the sole judge for everyone. Already from Sunday against Sassuolo at the Dall’Ara: no do-or-die challenge – and it wouldn’t be at the third matchday either –, but a precious opportunity to restore enthusiasm and desire to the city and to the 20,000 plus season ticket holders.
Besides instilling confidence in coach Tedesco and the group, after the good but unlucky performance in Bergamo, trying to move a standings stuck at zero after the first two matchdays. “It will not be a transition year but a year of reconstruction, playing sustainable football – assures Fenucci in the opening remarks, then reiterating the same mantra during the conference, while revealing numbers and strategies of the club -. The idea and plan we have followed in this investment campaign is not disconnected from what has been carried forward in the last four years. Since we started this project we have invested 280 million and have not recouped it. It was an investment program that, when we went to Europe, led us to also buy players with higher wages compared to the club’s standards.”
Fenucci: “The team was more expensive than the revenues it generated and we had to find a way to finance this season”
“But this summer, after being eliminated from the cups and the revenues derived from them, we had to face a problem: the team was more expensive than the revenues it generated and we had to find a way to finance this season – continues the rossoblù CEO -. So, we went ahead trying to recover the economic gap by selling some players, but at the same time keeping competitiveness high, the same that has always made us go on the field to win. So much so that the various operations, except the last one related to Rowe, were born with the aim of fixing the company’s financial situation.” “We are ambitious – he emphasizes – and we want to maintain the climate of enthusiasm that has surrounded us in these years, but we also want to play sustainable football.”
The goals for the next season
“I reiterate: we do not want to stop investing, also because the ownership guarantees us annual financial support. Will it be a transition year? I don’t like that word. As in previous years, this season the goal will be to win all the matches, then we know it will be difficult, but the goal is to do well from the start, without looking at the next season.”
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The sale of Rowe: “He was restless, keeping him would have had a negative impact on the group”
From the planning of the upcoming championship to the inevitable market topic, dominated at the end by the sale of Rowe. “Jonathan had already shown some character problems in the past, and then you know very well what happened at Marseille… Although there was no offer, during the retreat he showed some restlessness, and that’s where the respect towards teammates failed. Besides that, the problem could have arisen that, by keeping him, he would have had a negative impact on the group. Also due to the competition with Cambiaghi, who was doing better than him and deserved to play. So we weighed everything and, in the end, having seen that in addition a conflictual situation was also developing with his agents, for the good of the club and the team we decided to sell him.”
“We, over time – adds Fenucci –, have created a sports family with values and we do not allow anyone to undermine them.” Mbangula? – his replacement arrived from Werder Bremen, ed. -. I don’t understand the doubts related to the formula of this operation… Many clubs proceed with a loan, giving themselves the possibility to judge the player and, only afterwards, after evaluating his performance, proceed to buy his full registration rights…”.
Prospects for the new stadium
In conclusion, the possible construction of the new stadium, as a new point of sporting reference and not only for the city, for which optimism is filtering, and the renewal issue of the Sartori-Di Vaio duo, expiring next year. “The stadium becomes an important asset for many reasons: it is the place where fan communities are created and it must be done thinking especially of the new generations. The project is also needed to guarantee competitiveness to the team and to raise resources, and it is fundamental for the city, which nowadays cannot do without a multifunctional facility to host football, concerts and an innovative exhibition pavilion. I hope that soon we will be able to understand if the conditions to do it will be there. The financial resources are available and we are already working with the designers: the organizational procedure related to the designated area should be very fast.” Sartori and Di Vaio? “We will talk about it when there is an opportunity and it will certainly be done to stay together, because the working group works well.”
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