Sampdoria revolution: Donati takes over as manager, financier Tey gains full power. Mancini confirmed as sporting director.

The official announcement has been postponed until today, but with the appointment of Massimo Donati as their new coach, Sampdoria has turned the page. Whichever way you look at it, it's a decision that confirms Asian investor Joseph Tey's willingness to operate independently from the club's technical management, regardless of pressure or wishes from the fans. Along with Donati (on a one-year contract), Davide Mandelli will also arrive in Bogliasco as assistant, while the rest of the coaching staff remains to be determined. It's irrelevant that the fans, and even sporting director Andrea Mancini himself, had advocated and pushed for the retention of Attilio Lombardo, Chicco Evani's assistant for the last six games and the two play-offs, perhaps in a ticket with Donati himself. This proves that the final say on technical decisions will now rest with the man who has invested over €105 million in Sampdoria over the last two years, delegating many strategic decisions, but without achieving the objectives set.

President Matteo Manfredi will become a liaison between the various areas of the club, but ultimately decisions will have to be made by Tey and his staff. This despite the murmurings from the fans, who are fond of Lombardo and that Sampdoria-ness that has been much talked about in recent months: the fans will have to come to terms with it. There's no longer any room for heartfelt decisions. Tey intends to recoup his investment through results, while remaining open to the influx of new capital into the club or, perhaps, even considering a share transfer. Both solutions would require medium to long-term timeframes. Therefore, it will be necessary to dig into the wallet again to guarantee the club that dozen million by the end of this month, to pay the June instalments of salaries and contributions, and to guarantee the liquidity—required by the clearing house that regulates transfer transactions between clubs—to exercise the obligation to buy six players signed last season under this formula. Sporting director Mancini will remain in his position, even though he had supported Lombardo's option for the position, but he is now expected to begin working with Donati instead. This is a recent revolution, but it should also affect other areas of the club, which has abandoned the women's team and will significantly downsize its youth sector, minimizing the number of teams and implementing a spending review that also affects the club's facilities, including the facilities and facilities used by the youth teams.

The majority shareholder also wants to reduce the wage bill, bringing it within the league limits, but a solution will need to be found for players like Coda and Tutino, whose salaries are unsustainable for the club's new lineup. Needless to say, the transfer market will also be on a budget, with only 11 days to go until the team leaves for the Ponte di Legno training camp. Skeptical and worried fans are demanding clarity. The echoes of last season's finale are too close to rest assured.