The club – former champions of Serie A – have slumped in recent years and this season are in their third season in Serie B.
Now club owner Enrico Mantoyani is locked in negotiations over a possible sale with a consortium headed by Ricardo Garrone, head of oil firm ERF.
"If this deal is completed this will be the solution that I have dreamed of and which will bring a smile to Sampdoria," said Mantoyani, majority shareholder and son of former owner Paolo Mantoyani who led the team to championship glory in 1991.
Former Italian soccer giants Sampdoria (pictured winning the Copa Italia in 1994) could be sold to a consortium led by the head of one of Italy’s biggest oil companies.
