Former president’s response to the interview in the Financial Times in the hours prior to the demonstration against the management of the largest shareholder
ANDl former president of Valencia Amadeo Salvo has issued a harsh statement against the largest shareholder Peter Lim through his social networks, in response to the interview that the tycoon Singaporean has granted in Financial Times. A few hours after a demonstration is held against Valencia’s largest shareholder, Salvo writes “Lim, Go Home” (Lim, get out) and is unmarked in its own way having been its main supporter for it to buy the majority of the shares of Valencia in 2014 when he was president of the club, compared to other offers. “Where is your word and your dignity? He not only lied to me and deceived me and the members of the Foundation, he did it with all Valencianism “, he says in one of the passages Salvo a Lim. In addition, the former president of Valencia and current president of Ibiza accuses Lim of” ignorance, lack of humanity and love “for Valencia
The full statement
“Since 2017 I have remained silent in the hope that finally you, Mr. Lim, could understand and manage Valencia CF as it should or should be managed, but like any Valencian player I observe that the contempt for our club is increasing every day.
After your unacceptable statements in the ‘Financial Times’, you have filled my glass with deep indignation. These statements reflect his lack of humanity, ignorance, and love for his club. Only a person like you could come to express that the objective as owner of Valencia CF was to ‘do networking’. Now we understand more about his nefarious management.
You have not understood nor do you want to understand anything about how a football club in the history and greatness of Valencia CF is built, and not because nobody has explained it to you, but because your pride and arrogance do not let you see the most basic, that It is the love and immaterial sentiment to an institution that is above all of us who love it and have guarded it, better or worse, for more than 100 years.
In 2014 you acquired 70% of an institution with serious financial problems, but you forget to say that it was an institution full of life, enthusiasm, united and with a great desire to grow, that trusted you so that Valencia could overcome its difficulties . Do you remember what your commitment was and the contract you signed? I perfectly remember his words in our meetings, I remember his 2015 Christmas video, I remember press conferences … Here we remember everything he committed to. Where is your word and your dignity? He not only lied to me and deceived me and the members of the Foundation, he did it with all Valencianism. His level is of such magnitude that he has forgotten, or surely does not want to understand, that a club is built first from values and community. Without taking care of these two basic pillars, nothing works.
We Valencians don’t manage the club well? Surely at certain times it was not the best management, but without a doubt it was infinitely better than yours. Not only do you have to analyze the balance sheets and sports results (which are some of the worst in history), but respect for the fans and their values does not exist. Is this your good management Mr. Lim? The one with the worst economic balances, sports failures, and the worst feeling and contempt for the fans?
Since I left the club I have never spoken to you again, but I wish I could speak just one more time to just say goodbye. I hope and wish it to be very soon.
I have a doubt. In your unworthy statements in the ‘Financial Times’ you talk about meeting with club owners who are kings, sheiks, businessmen and gangsters, where are you? I end with another of the painful statements that we have read in the aforementioned media where he says that “the smallest things (referring to the fans) are the ones that generate the greatest headache. Once again, you confirm your total ignorance and selfishness have been a constant insult to the identity and sentiment of an entire community.
In any case, here we actually agree with him … Valencia CF fans also wonder how such a ‘small’ owner can give us such a big headache. Amunt Valencia! Amadeo Salvo “.
