Lazio transfers: Atelli expects response by mid-December if docs in by 30 Nov | OneFootball

Massimiliano Atelli, president of the new Commission for the control of professional football and basketball club accounts, has clarified the functions of the new body and the unlocking of Lazio's market in view of the January session.

Lazio Market, Atelli (President of the Accounts Commission): "Feedback by mid-December if documentation arrives by November 30"

An associate professor of administrative law at the Universitas Mercatorum and former magistrate, Atelli leads the body that replaces Covisoc and Comtec, equipped with broader powers:

"The legislator has also assigned us new powers, which Covisoc and Comtec did not have. We will operate without prejudice and complacency. The choice of our names has received the approval of Parliament, with numbers that go even beyond the perimeter of the current majority".

According to Atelli, the goal is to ensure transparency, fairness in management and economic-financial sustainability in professional football and basketball, promoting fair competition in the championships.

Contributions and operation of the Commission

Regarding criticisms about the cost of 1.6 million for the operation of the Commission, Atelli emphasized:

"The contribution to the operation of the Commission, which is expected for all subjects subject to independent authorities, should be considered an investment on the added value of credibility that the function of public guarantee ensures".

Unlocking of the Lazio market

On the Lazio case, the president clarified the timing for evaluation:

"Once the documentation has been received and examined. It will do so, in any case, quickly. In line with the schedule provided in these cases: if Lazio submits the documentation by November 30, the Commission will respond around mid-December".

Atelli also addressed the issue of sanctions for non-compliance with economic parameters:

"Before talking about sanctions, I think it is important to understand - if there is a misalignment - what the causes are. If a state of balance is not there for structural reasons, simply applying a sanction does not in itself restore it".

New sources of income for clubs

Finally, on the topic of possible new revenue lines, including betting and the development of modern stadiums, Atelli added:

"We need football companies with financial means adequate to a level of competition that, especially on the international front, is always rising. The possible recipes are many, from a percentage on bets to the development of new generation stadiums, which like everywhere in the world would bring new revenues".

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