Troubled Serie A side Parma trained behind closed doors yesterday afternoon with the club’s future still uncertain.

The Ducale club have not paid wages to players or staff since the summer and new owner Giampietro Manenti has failed to make the minimum payments against debt which were due on February 16.

Parma’s home clash with Udinese on Sunday was postponed due to a lack of finance and, with the club on the brink of bankruptcy, next weekend’s away game at Genoa may not be played.

“The most important meeting will take place tomorrow (Tuesday) with Manenti,” Federico Pizzarotti, mayor of the city of Parma, told Gazzetta dello Sport. “We will ask him to give us assurances.

“If he is not able to continue, he should step aside.

“Manenti is the one that has to find a financial solution, otherwise, he should move towards a judicially controlled administration.

“He is the one that has to take control of the situation.”

Parma have an estimated debt of €197 million and Manenti is reportedly fighting against the clock to provide the resources to sustain the cash-strapped club.

“It feels like we are in a movie.

“We’ve really gone through a lot, with four presidents this season.

“As of today, the only solution I see possible is for the club to declare bankruptcy.

“Even Manenti is losing that credibility that the team had given him.

“Personally, I am prepared to play even if it means in Serie D.”