What a blow for Dan Şucu! » The federation threatens 6 championship clubs with severe sanctions
Article by Daniel Scorpie – Published on Thursday, 27 November 2025, 20:39 / Updated on Thursday, 27 November 2025 20:51
Dan Șucu, owner of Genoa, received bad news from the Italian Federal Council. There is a risk of a transfer “freeze” for the winter mercato, due to the new financial index which takes into account the ratio of “expanded personnel costs to club revenues”.
After not buying any players in the summer, “strengthening” the squad only with loanees or involving only minimal expenses, Genoa risks not being able to bring anything in the “mercato di riparazione” to coach Daniele De Rossi. This is because the Italian federation has changed the rules, according to UEFA's financial fair play model.
Dan Șucu, the majority shareholder and president of the Genoa club, together with Alberto Zangrillo, a member of the club's Board of Directors. Photo: Imago
After the “liquidity ratio” that saw Lazio banned from buying in the summer, another index threatens to block the mercato for several Serie A clubs. It is called “extended labor costs”, representing the ratio of expenses (including player depreciation, as well as salaries and general club contributions) to revenues.
The Federal Council recently approved the reduction of this threshold: from June 2026, the 80% ceiling will be reduced to 70%. However, Italian players under the age of 23 will be excluded from the calculation (this exception does not apply to foreigners).
Sucu should resort to earnings or capital increases to avoid a transfer block at Genoa!
The measure is aimed at encouraging the development of youth teams, rather than providing additional funding for club coffers.
According to Il Messaggero, this scenario could cause problems for several clubs as early as January. In addition to Lazio, already “frozen” in the summer, Genoa, Napoli, Atalanta, Fiorentina and Torino risk having to resort to earnings or capital increases to avoid a transfer freeze or be forced to operate with zero balances during the winter transfer window.
Daniele De Rossi (42 years old) is the new coach of Genoa. The official announcement was made on the official channels of the club patronized by Dan Șucu.
All clubs must submit their financial statements by Sunday, September 30 the new Commission, which will evaluate them before the final approval by the FIGC.
“Only then will it be clear if other clubs will have to experience what happened to Claudio Lotito with Lazio. If extraordinary transactions are not made, the Biancocelesti will not have a free hand during the January transfer window”, notes the Sportmediaset agency.
The concern is not limited to the next transfer window. From June 2026 (but also considering the next mercato), Serie A clubs will have to comply with UEFA's new parameters for financial indicators. Otherwise, he faces fines and a transfer ban
– SportmediasetItalian agency
