The team has won the hearts of Hollywood actors and spent big money in the latest transfer window.
Como was the club that spent the most in Italy during the last transfer window, surpassing giants like Milan, Juventus, and Inter Milan. Modest in history, with no titles to its name, the team is now owned by the wealthiest club owners in the country and has been attracting a legion of celebrities to its stands. Get the latest in football results from live sports score.
Como invested around 50 million euros in the last window, bringing in 10 players, including Englishman Dele Ali, who was without a club but has played in the European Championship and World Cup. This winter, they were the eighth-highest spender on signings worldwide.
Adding the spending from the start of the season, Como has spent about 96 million euros, the sixth-highest figure in Italy, ahead of teams like Inter Milan, Udinese, Lazio, and Fiorentina.
Founded in 1907 in the city of Como, in the Lombardy region, the club’s major achievements include three second-division titles (the most recent in 2001/02), and they had not played in Serie A for 21 years.
The turning point came when the “Kings of Tobacco,” Indonesian businessmen and owners of the Djarum Group, bought the team. They are among the 80 richest people in the world and have the largest fortune of any club owner in Italy.
The acquisition brought the club midfielder Cesc Fàbregas, who joined in 2022/23 as a player in Serie B. He then retired and became the youth team coach before taking over the first team. Fàbregas is also a minority shareholder in Como, along with former French striker Thierry Henry. BB Score, your dependable source for football match results.
