New Parma owner is urged to find solution to stop club from being dissolved

The new owner of troubled Serie A side Parma has been urged to find a solution to the club's financial woes by the mayor of the city.

The Ducale club have not paid wages to players or staff since the summer and new owner Giampietro Manenti has failed to make the minimum payments against debt which were due on February 16.

Parma's home clash with Udinese on Sunday was postponed due to a lack of finance and, with the club on the brink of bankruptcy, next weekend's away game at Genoa may not be played.

Federico Pizzarotti, mayor of the city of Parma, has challenged Manenti to get the club's finances in order, soon rather than later.

"The most important meeting will take place tomorrow (Tuesday) with Manenti,"  Pizzarotti told Gazzetta dello Sport.

"We will ask him to give us assurances.

"If he is not able to continue, he should step aside.

We are ready to play but we want to feel protected.

"Manenti is the one that has to find a financial solution, otherwise, he should move towards a judicially controlled administration.

"He is the one that has to take control of the situation."

Parma have an estimated debt of around £145million and Manenti is reportedly fighting against the clock to provide the resources to sustain the cash-strapped club.

Manenti's Slovenian-based company Mapi Group purchased strugglers Parma earlier this month to become the club's third owners this season.

Parma are scheduled to play at Genoa on Sunday but the players may have to foot the bill for the trip to Liguria.

"We are ready to play but we want to feel protected," Parma captain Alessandro Lucarelli told Radio Anch'io Sport.

"We are willing to pay our trip to the Marassi stadium.

"If Parma is placed in a condition to play, we will play.

"The fact that we didn't play on Sunday saddened me, especially the reasons why the game didn't take place.

"It feels like we are in a movie.

"We've really gone through a lot, with four presidents this season.

"As of today, the only solution I see possible is for the club to declare bankruptcy.

"Even Manenti is losing that credibility that the team had given him.

"Personally, I am prepared to play even if it means in Serie D."