Parma president Giampietro Manenti insists the players will be paid in the next 48 hours.
Parma's new owners are battling to save the club.
"We're working," Manenti assured, speaking to Radio Bruno.
"When will the money come? We verified it yesterday and today, so I know that today or tomorrow it will be there.
"The [expected five point] penalty is not a problem, the problem is going ahead with operations."
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