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March 17 – Iranian-Canadian businessman Alex Haditaghi has acquired Polish facet Pogon Szczecin in a transfer that can “save the membership”.
Final December, Haditaghi had begun talks with the Polish high flight membership however that they had slowed. Nevertheless, in a press release final week, Szczecin introduced that Haditaghi stepped in on the final minute to forestall the membership from going bankrupt.
The membership mentioned that it was hours away from insolvency. Haditaghi takes over from a Brazilian group of traders, led by Nilo Effori, who had defaulted on funds to collectors and participant salaries.
Within the 2023-24 season, Szczecin had a income of about €19 million, however their excellent short-term money owed are understood to be about €14 million. Haditaghi brings with him soccer agent Mariusz Mowlik and Tan Kessler, who will function director of soccer.
“I didn’t step in right here to take over – I stepped in to save lots of, rebuild, increase and make this membership every thing it was meant to be,” mentioned Haditaghi in a press release.
“We are going to act transparently, actually and with a transparent purpose: to provide the membership success, satisfaction and convey pleasure again to this soccer staff. One of the best days of Pogoń Szczecin are forward of us.”
On the weekend, Haditaghi attended Szczecin’s 5-2 victory in opposition to ten-men Cracovia. Pogon are fourth within the Polish Ekstraklasa, 9 factors behind league leaders Raków Częstochowa.
On social media, Haditaghi wrote: “We have been dropping, however this staff – our staff – refused to surrender. They fought, they believed, and in the long run they made a miraculous comeback that felt so acquainted to me. In some ways, their wrestle mirrored my very own journey as a membership proprietor. Failing, however by no means giving up.”
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