
Earlier in the evening, Atlético de Madrid announced that it had concluded the transfer of Thiago Almada from Botafogo. “Atlético de Madrid and Botafogo FR have entered into an agreement for the transfer of the 24 -year -old Argentinian international Thiago Almada. The latter will go to Madrid to take the necessary medical examination and sign his contract ”said the Spanish capital's club. A remarkable transfer, and which has new gray areas.
Starting with its price. The Spanish press, like Mark and ASindicates that the Colchoneros paid an amount between 20 and 25 million euros to have 100% of the rights of the player. For their part, various European media, and especially Brazilians, evoke sums of 30 to 40 million euros, while others explain that the Madrid will have only one percentage of the player, namely 50%, that they will be shared with Botafogo. No one agrees, you will understand, and obviously, no club has communicated on this subject.
Blur at all levels
Another element that makes this transfer even more vague; The team said at the start of the week that the player's economic rights belong … to Olympique Lyonnais. Understanding, that the player normally belongs to the Lyon club and that it was with his money that he had been bought in Atlanta by Botafogo, even if there too there had been concerns since the North American club accuses Textor of not having paid. But theoretically, Olympique Lyonnais should therefore recover the entire sum paid by Atlético in the event that the Colchoneros have recovered 100% of its rights, or a part in the event that the Madrilenians have bought 50% of the rights.
This is what indicates Globoesporte in Brazil. According to the media, there must be a distribution of the sum paid by Atlético between Botafogo and OL. Will John Textor pay, if this is the case, this sum in the OL accounts? Nothing is less certain. For their part, OL fans are clearly and inevitably question, this lack of total transparency annoys more than one …
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