It occupied a large space in the media and was mentioned several times. Antonio Lappi spoke to the media after the long shareholders’ meeting. The businessman positioned himself as one of the possible buyers of the club and wanted to clarify doubts after … the celebration of the assembly during which concern for the future of the club was in the air, even if the council did not want to discuss possible changes of ownership that could occur soon.
Lappí has repeatedly reiterated that he wants the situation to be reoriented and called for the “responsibility” of shareholders with the “legacy”. Likewise, he left a clear declaration of intentions stating that “under no circumstances will I give up” in trying to take a step forward.
“Honestly, I know well what the operations of a business are and such operations take time. Logically, there will be different moments when the operation will perhaps be closer to its closure and perhaps closer to its failure”, he commented. “I was forced with a series of people, with Federico Quintero above all, and supported by a team of very talented professionals and sevillists, to try not to get to that point, because The only option they gave us was to submit an offer, which we did.. Very courageous, too courageous because we are talking about more than 320 million euros This is how we let them know. In my opinion, everything is reducible,” he said below.
He recognizes, however, that they do not agree on the price of the operation: “Value and price are two opposite things. We can say you want a price for something and another person tells you the value is not correct. Now, from June to today, we have seen a change in the net financial debt compared to what they are telling us and there is 22 million euros more, a new loan has been signed… Our offer is not something that changes. If it can be redirected so that there is no sale, I will reach out. I hope this is the case so that together we can have a talented project and business plan. And I’m excited to lead this project.. It’s more complex than can be said here in a few seconds. Due to the longevity of the fifty-year loan and the fact that it is a participatory loan, this distorts the figures and the debt could be closer to the figures announced by the president. If we had access, we would wait for due diligence to show the number the president says if he does.
Furthermore, Lappi recognized that Monchi He is one of the people who would be part of your project “automatically”. “Ramón has always been on the side of a project that could be a winner and we are there thanks to our friendship and his professionalism,” he said.
However, for the moment, the conversations he has had with shareholders have not been fruitful and he admits that “I want to hope that it is not a silence and that it is an opportunity”. “There may be another operation that fails. I don’t know what position we are in, but it’s true that to date no one has said anything and I understand that we are there What’s not the best? I don’t think we’re the worst either,” he said.
“Between 2002 and 2006, I guaranteed operations for three million euros, dollars at the time. I remember clearly that we did not have as many shares as we do today and that we supported the board of directors. When Darío Silva arrived, Germán Hornos also came by chance. In my case, I don’t need to charge. Regardless, I will do it with the greatest transparency in the world. My needs are covered. “It is not the one who has the most but the one who needs the least,” he concluded.
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