The Mallorca board, headed by its president Andy Kohlberg, said on Tuesday that the club “will give up its life” by returning to the First Division next season, during a press conference held at the Mallorca Visit Estadi.
“Going up next year is our goal,” said Kohlberg accompanied by CFO Alfonso Díaz and sports director Pablo Ortells.
None of the three managers wanted to refer to the hypothetical request made by coach Vicente Moreno to leave and not fulfill the remaining two years of his contract, despite the numerous questions on the matter made by the media.
Moreno has also not clarified anything about his future and the management of the Balearic entity has insisted that the Valencian “continues to be the club's coach.”
“When there is something new, we will report it immediately,” said Kohlberg.
Mallorca have gathered journalists to confirm that “the commitment” of the owners led by the American Robert Sarver, owner of the Phoenix Suns of the NBA, with the entity “will remain the same” in the Second Division.
“It has been a tough year and I appreciate the support of the fans and the players. The match against Osasuna (2-2 draw at El Sadar) was an example of commitment from the team, who worked hard every minute with every effort. and dedication. We already said when we arrived that our objective in the entity is long term and we will continue like this, “said Kohlberg.
Ortells, for his part, also stressed that they will spare no “efforts” to make the transit through the silver category of Spanish football a short one.
“We will leave life so that Mallorca returns to where it should be. Our project for the future is very ambitious and we want to grow every day, to be better and more competitive”, Ortells stressed.
Díaz, likewise, has said that he apologized to the Vermilion fans for the descent and admitted: “Something has gone wrong along the way.”
“We will be stronger when we return to Primera; we want a solid club with a future, emphasizing the fluid relationship with our environment, sponsors and fans, with whom we will meet this week,” said the Balearic club's financial adviser.
And he added: “In these last four years we have reduced the debt and we are more solid, despite the fact that we will stop entering around 20 million euros for television rights and we still do not know what the salary limit of the staff will be.”
With respect to the next season of subscribers, Díaz has admitted that there was “uncertainty” on that issue because they did not know when the spectators will return to the stadiums, and whether or not there will be a limited capacity due to the coronavirus health crisis.
The Mallorcan managers have not gone into much detail about the preparation of the squad that will have the challenge of returning to Primera: “We will stay with (the footballers) who, we believe, will help us in this project, although, of course, there will be high and casualties, “said Ortells.