CM: AC Milan’s precarious financial situation set to get worse

By Oliver Fisher -

According to a report from Calciomercato.com, AC Milan’s dire financial situation is about to get worse.

As their two-month exclusive negotiating period with American hedge fund Highbridge Capital is due to expire, an agreement between the two parties is still far apart.

According to a source close to the negotiations, the Italian club has walked away from the proposed deal, and will wait 48 hours for the deal to expire.

A report from CM states: “The Aldo Rossi group is desperate to refinance the club in an effort to pay off Elliott Management Corp.’s €303million bridge loan which comes due in October of this year.

“The American firm lent the money to the Chinese group to help finance their takeover of the club, and subsequent spending spree on high-priced players. As it stands, they are unwilling to meet Highbridge’s demands for a refinancing deal.

“Now, both the loan and it’s inflated interest rate poses a real threat to Li Yonghong’s ownership of the club. If they do not come up with the money to pay off Elliott Management, the club will transfer ownership over to the New York-based firm.

As it stands, Elliott Management will acquire the club for €303million, a major coup when you consider that Yonghong Li spent €750million on the club.

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