The first season under manager Jose Mourinho was historic for AS Roma due to their first European Cup victory in 61 years, but the Italian first division football club also presented the worst record in its history . The club from the capital ended the 2021/2022 financial year with a record loss of 219 million euros, reports the Corriere dello Sport.
The salary expenses of the Portuguese Mourinho, who has coached the Giallorossi since summer 2021 and led them to victory in the new Europa Conference League in 2022, also weighed down the budget. The club’s personnel costs reached 182.8 million euros and the corona restrictions in 2021 also affected the budget.
US tycoon Dan Friedkin, who has owned the club for two and a half years, is now evaluating strategies to stem losses and is looking for sponsors. Friedkin has already invested 650 million euros in the traditional club. The businessman had bought the club from businessman James Pallotta for 591 million.
In September, he withdrew the club from the Milan Stock Exchange. Also listed are city rivals Lazio Rome and record Italian champions Juventus Turin.
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