Serbia’s Partizan Belgrade pressured to chop prices as debt rises to €45m+

October 31 – The brand new president of Serbian giants Partizan Belgrade, Rasim Ljajić (pictured), has introduced that the membership has gathered colossal money owed and that Partizan’s bills should be saved to a minimal for the membership to outlive.

Partizan owes the state €22 million in taxes. That is the biggest of the money owed owed by the ‘black and white’, however it’s not the one one.
Partizan owes severe sums to brokers and former gamers, which have gathered from commissions and unpaid wages.

Ljajić stated that in the mean time the membership doesn’t have monetary means to fulfill its commitments and it’s tough to pay everybody. The membership’s administration will attempt to negotiate a rescheduling of the debt funds.

“We owe €22 million to the tax administration, €4.5 million to businesses and brokers, €10 million to gamers, whereas money owed to different golf equipment are about €6 million. Now we’ve to contact all these individuals, reschedule and pay one thing. It’s not simple, however the one optimistic factor is the passion all of us have. Sadly, we don’t have the funds for to repay all these money owed,” stated Ljajić.

The brand new president of Partizan additionally introduced {that a} severe discount within the membership’s bills and a discount within the salaries of Partizan’s workers is coming.

“Month-to-month bills for salaries quantity to €1.2 million, together with the workers and soccer gamers, whereas our revenue is virtually zero. We try to prepare the membership as a company, in order that we are able to perform sooner or later, however now we’re struggling to remain afloat,” Ljajić added.

“The annual finances is €22 million, however we’ve to cut back it to 16 or 17 million if we wish to survive, possibly much more, relying on the opportunity of promoting a participant. Promoting one participant at this level can be a lifesaver, however that’s extra wishful pondering than actuality. We’ve got potential two or three gamers, but it surely all comes all the way down to potential. Now I’m not positive that it’s possible.”

Contact the author of this story, Aleksander Krassimirov, moc.l1730339448labto1730339448ofdlr1730339448owedi1730339448sni@o1730339448fni1730339448