Less than six months into his tenure as Fiorentina owner and president, Rocco Commisso is already starting to grapple with Italy’s infamous bureaucracy as he attempts to build a new stadium for the club. First, Commisso’s plan to overhaul the existing Stadio Artemio Franchi was rejected by the city committee that protects cultural monuments. Now he is awaiting approval to build a new ground, perhaps near the city’s airport.

“Too long, too many bureaucracies, too many different wings of the government that have to impose themselves in the decision-making process, which is screwing Italy left and right,” Commisso said during an interview with The Associated Press this week.