Parma president Giampietro Manenti insists they won't be sold without his say-so.

There's been talk of the Parma Mayor seeking a buyer without Manenti's support.

Manenti has hit back at these suggestions with a statement published on the club's website.

"If someone is seriously interested in buying the club, they can speak to me or to the professionals who work for me," reads the statement.

"Parma's mayor Federico Pizzarotti is not the owner of Parma FC and he has no mandate whatsoever to broker the sale of the club."