Syros Ahmadi, Director General of the Office of Club Affairs at the Ministry of Sports, announced in response to Persepolis' letter about the status of Azadi Stadium that the club's debt for holding matches, according to the Central Bank index, reached more than 350 billion tomans.
Ahmadi told the website of the Ministry of Sports of the Islamic Republic of Iran: "From 2019 until the start of the reconstruction of Azadi Stadium, Persepolis owes the development company for organizing competitions, which, taking into account the central bank index this year, amounts to 350 billion tomans."
According to him, "this figure can help the development company promote projects and complete Azadi Stadium as quickly as possible."
Criticizing the demands of Persepolis, Ahmadi said: "Like Estagalal, Persepolis also has a stadium and is expected to use the existing capabilities instead of making unilateral demands from the government."
He emphasized: "We expect the clubs to be responsible for their other commitments, just as they spend hundreds of billions during the transfer season."
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