On Monday Daniele Ragatzu will sign the agreement that will tie him to Pontedera, in Serie C, for a three-year deal according to rumors, guaranteeing the possibility of playing among the professionals again next year and certifying his farewell to Olbia after 7 seasons.
But from Monday all the Olbia players will be free to move elsewhere, so that the team that will face the next football championship still needs to be built. And that might not be a bad thing. After the terrible last year, which culminated in direct relegation to Serie D, Olbia needs to be refounded. And it is starting from the corporate structure, which after the purchase of the majority of the shares by SwissPro and the crisis between new and old ownership, characterized by mutual accusations and internal revolution, starting from the presidency, passed from Alessandro Marino to Guido Surace has shown that he has several limitations. Also and above all in the management of the team's crisis, which two changes on the bench did not resolve, so much so that they finished in last place in the standings with 26 points.
The negotiation between the Swiss owners and the entrepreneur Roberto Felleca is inserted in this context, who would like and could replicate in Gallura the virtuous path experienced at the helm of Como and Foggia, brought back among the professionals after the relegation among the amateurs within ( respectively) two and one season. A negotiation that has reached a good point, according to what transpires from the rooms in via Georgia: the hope is that the signature will arrive in the next few days.
The key remains the payment by SwissPro of the salaries of sports employees, for a figure around 380 thousand euros, the first condition set by Felleca, it seems, to close the agreement, enroll Olbia in the Serie D championship and manage the season starting from the choice of the new coach and the transfer market. The deadline for the balance is July 10th, but arriving close to the deadline could be risky, both for the agreement with Felleca and for registration in the championship.