Hellas Verona have become the latest Serie A club to be taken over by an American consortium.
Presidio Investors, a Texas-based private equity firm, have acquired 100 per cent of the club from long-running owner Maurizio Setti.
Incoming executive chairman, Italo Zanzi, who worked in the past for Roma, said: “It is a profound honour to join Hellas Verona, a club that embodies the passion and heritage of the city of Verona.”
Hellas were once a fairytale story in Italian football, winning a memorable and unexpected title in 1985 under the guidance of Osvaldo Bagnoli.
The change of ownership means Hellas become the ninth team in Italy’s top flight to have a North American custodian.
There is now a majority of foreign backed clubs in Serie A. Como are financed by the Indonesian Hartono brothers, Italy’s richest benefactors.
Genoa recently swapped hands as part of the 777 fall-out. Romanian businessman Dan Sucu recently assumed control.
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