COMO, ITALY – MAY 10: Como 1907 president Mirwan Swarso during the Serie A match between Como 1907 and Cagliari Calcio at Stadio G Sinigaglia on May 10, 2025 in Como, Italy. (Photo by Marco Ruzzani/Getty Images)
Como president Mirwan Swarso has confirmed reports that he has called Inter to propose a non-aggression pact for Chelsea defender Trevor Chalobah. “This is a win-win situation.”
Two Serie A teams are reportedly set to enter a war for the England international with Stamford Bridge offering him €35 million.
Just as it looked like the two sides would go head-to-head, La Gazzetta dello Sport reported that Swarso called Inter and proposed a deal for them to withdraw and avoid each other’s money.
To the surprise of the entire Business of Sports podcast staff, President Como confirmed that all of that was completely accurate.
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“There were articles in the media that we were competing with other Italian teams to sign an English player and they said we might want to sign him,” Swarso told Business of Sport.
“So, why don’t you call the president of the other club and say do you want him? If you want him, go ahead and we’ll back out. But if you buy him, give me what’s yours.
“He said, thank you for calling, we appreciate it, we’ll let you know. So we said these are other goals we’re pursuing, and we’d be happy to share them with you.”
“So, for me, this is a win-win relationship with other clubs. We are open and it helps us all grow. Next week I am having lunch with another president from another club. They can start managing an apparel brand together.”
There are several teams in Serie A that produce their own kit and lifestyle products, particularly Napoli and Venice, so it’s likely one of them will be his lunch date.
Como do things in a completely different way than other clubs, partly because they were very small before the Indonesian decided to take them from Serie C to the Champions League.
“We have spent a significant amount of money, but we believe that by the end of next season we will be able to break even and not need injections from the owners,” Swarso said.
“I met with UEFA and there is no precedent for the situation we are in, because they have been looking at it for the last few years. If you compare it to Juventus or Aston Villa, it’s a different level of start-up, a different level of growth. Even they say they need to assess how they look at Financial Fair Play.”
“We want to be good members of the association. So if we can be fined, fine us. That may be a goal we have to overcome. We don’t want to be treated differently.”
Swarso bought Como for €850,000 plus €150,000 in debt, but later admitted to funneling money into the club, including building a training ground that previously did not exist.
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