ANPTappointment for Giovanni van Zwam
NOS Voetbal•Tuesday, 09:58•Modified Tuesday, 21:17
A significant setback for Vitesse on deadline day Monday night: one of many two doable traders has dropped out. It’s an American celebration. A Dutch celebration remains to be out there to avoid wasting the membership.
On Monday night at midnight, Vitesse needed to submit a balanced price range to the KNVB. Ensures additionally needed to be given. The paperwork submitted for the price range usually are not complete sufficient, Vitesse now is aware of.
Which means that the KNVB licensing committee will most probably revoke the license. Because of this, Vitesse can now not play skilled soccer.
“Till final night time, there gave the impression to be an settlement in define. Because of numerous circumstances, together with the troublesome negotiations with Coley Parry and uncertainties relating to the license, the meant proprietor dropped out of the takeover course of,” Vitesse mentioned on Tuesday night.
The withdrawal of the American celebration was fairly abrupt, which means that the membership all of the sudden needed to make each effort on Monday night.
‘On the lookout for different choices’
Within the meantime, Vitesse is in search of methods to avoid wasting the membership from collapse. “All choices are on the desk. We’re in discussions with an Dutch celebration and we’re additionally whether or not we will elevate funds independently in trade for safety (collateral, for instance). Any assist with that is welcome,” says interim director Edwin Reijntjes.
ANPColey Parry
The traders who had come ahead didn’t wish to take over Vitesse’s complete debt, round 19 million. A big a part of this, 14.3 million euros, is a mortgage from the American Coley Parry.
Huge debt
Parry beforehand wished to take over the membership, however didn’t obtain permission from the KNVB.
Vitesse and Parry are nonetheless in discussions a couple of answer for that debt. No settlement has but been reached on this.
It now seems that the KNVB licensing committee will resolve to remove the license, however that doesn’t essentially must be an issue. Vitesse can nonetheless attraction towards this and also can go to the civil courtroom.
The Arnhem membership can use that point to achieve an settlement with Parry and thus meet the situations of the KNVB.
