US billionaire Pagliuca complicating Atalanta ownership after Chelsea bid | OneFootball

US billionaire Stephen Pagliuca and his son Joseph Case have joined Atalanta's board.

Pagliuca acquired a 55% stake in Atalanta in February.

He has joined the club's board of directors along with his son Joseph and Bain Capital Private Equity chiefs David Benjamin Gross-Loh and Luca Bassi. Antonio Percassi has been confirmed as the club's President, while his son Luca remains in charge as Atalanta's CEO.

Only Mario Volpi has been confirmed in the board of directors, while Stefano Percassi, Isidoro Fratus, Marino Lazzarini, Maurizio Radici, Alessandro Michetti and Roberto Selini have officially left it.

In Pagliuca's case, he will be forced to resign should his consortium's bid for Chelsea prove successful. The co-owner of Atalanta and NBA team Boston Celtics is prepared to reduce his stake in Atalanta if his bid wins the Chelsea process.