Granada CF asks for loan to sign players they didn’t pay transfers

The referee announced that he will be among the players whose transfers will be defrauded by the Treasury: Guilherme Magdalena Siqueira (first transferred to Portugal Benfica for 1,000,000 euros, then to Atlético de Madrid for 9,000,000 euros); daniel pudil (Transferred to English club Watford for 1,500,000 Euros); Allan Marques Loureiro (EUR 14,155,000 to SSC Napoli); Jeison Fabian Murillo (to FC Internazionale Milano, 8,000,000 Euros); yacine brrahimi (Even though it was announced that it was 6.500.000 Euros for his transfer to Football Clube Do Porto, SAD, for an actual cost of 9.000.000 Euros); And Mikel Rico According to the order of judge Santiago Pedraz, to whom EL PERIÓDICO DE ESPAÑA from the Prensa Ibérica group has access (transferred to the Athletic Club for 2,450,000 euros).

Among the operations that, according to the judge, were meaningless, acquisition A few players from Italian club Udinese Calcio SPA, belonged to the family of Gino Pozzo Linda, which, according to the investigations, was also investigated. However, Granada CF SAD did not pay any compensation for these signatures. However, these purchases appear to have been financed by the Luxembourg-based company Pozzo Linda.

“Without economic logic”

“This is the case of five players, whose final destination is the Italian club Udinese, which was purchased by Granada CF SAD with the financial assistance of Fifteen Securitization, and who pays the Spanish club the amount of the purchase. Thus, the club buys a player. , Purchase from Fifteen Securitization After receiving the amount, it is sold to Udinese at the same purchase price, reaching the Fifteen Securitization of 95% of this amount. operations that have no economic rationale and cause loss“, completes the judgment.

The judge also continues that it does not make sense for the Spanish club to go to the Luxembourg entity to finance a group of players from the Italian club. Thus, after a player from Udinese was released, he transferred his rights to the United Arab Emirates-based Pozzo companies, which promised the player to find a Spanish club for his next signing. Parallel, UAE companies have signed an account agreement with Granada CF, in which the club receives the federative and financial rights of the player.. Finally, companies in the Asian country transferred the rights of the player to the Luxembourg company.

“There was no financial expense in the operation as no payments were made to Udinese from the United Arab Emirates establishments since the player was released before, nor because the transfer fee was zero in the joint account agreement with the Spanish club, nor was it in exchange for a bonus. in the final assignment; therefore and For Granada CF, there is no reasonable reason to enter into a joint account agreement with a United Arab Emirates entity.“, the judge concludes: “This case concerns operations in which players of Italian Udinese origin came to Granada CF SAD without any transfer payments”, emphasizing the judge’s decision.

Related documents

Documents found on a server of Gino Pozzo Linda’s companies reflect the irregularities identified in the order. Specifically, the file named ‘Utilizzo fondi dal 10-28-2011 – 03-15-2013’ in Italian contains the full sequence of instrumental assets through which the funds pass. This complex mechanic “lacks any sporting or economic logic,” the judge continues. that this “modus operandi” “fits only to obtain illicit economic interests at the expense of the Spanish Public Treasury”.

The document reveals that in many cases the roles have changed and that it is the Granada sports club that advances the funds it should receive from the institution that supposedly finances the transfers to the clubs of origin. In the seasons 2012-2013, 2013-2014 and 2014-2015; Granada CF SAD advances more than eight million euros to Luxembourg corporation the funding he later received from it.

In addition, the Andalusian team took back the rights of eight players who did not meet the sporting expectations and whose contracts were terminated. “In these cases, the sports club no longer needs external financial assistance. and is at risk of reclaiming the rights of these eight players, as he paid a total of 3,900,000 Euros for them; , 6 million euros. The result is that it was Granada CF, SAD, that claimed the losses of these operations,” the judge continues.

19 players

Audit reports highlight that Granada CF purchased 19 players from the company Fifteen Securitization through joint accounts. On a specific day only, September 30, 2015, the date when mutual funds are prohibited from financing player acquisitions, The Spanish club bought the economic rights of eight football players from this company from Luxembourg, which made a profit of 1,163,000 euros.A tax-free amount in Spain.

The report highlights that two of these players (Mohammed Fatau and Wilson Antonio Cuero) were “empty” at the time of their transfer to Granada CF SAD and therefore Luxembourg could not make any financial contribution to the acquisition. The audit report analyzes this process and highlights that they are the same. Players were transferred without consideration by Granada CF at the start of the 2016/2017 season, which meant a loss of 1,500,000 Euros for the club..

To questions from this statement, the club spokesperson literally assured: “The events examined in the case in question occurred prior to 2016, when the current owner purchased Granada CF. Granada CF will defend your rights throughout the procedure.“.

The sources of the accused, in the face of this newspaper’s questions, argued that Quique Pina was only interested in the sports management of the club and that Pedraz’s decision was appealed to the National Court Criminal Division. In the same sense, they emphasize positively. judge stopped charging them with money laundering. They also warn that they are presenting a case of annulment, which could prevent them from sitting on the dock.