Panucci terminates contract

Veteran defender Christian Panucci has reportedly ended his contract with Parma with immediate effect.

Following Parma’s 2-0 defeat to Cagliari at the weekend Panucci met with president Tommaso Ghirardi to ask to be let go from his contract 4 months early.

Panucci cited serious family issues for the reason behind terminating his contract and will also be retiring from the game.

The news comes as a further blow to Parma’s season who are already deep in crisis having picked up a measly 2 points from the last 9 games.