Thursday, March 28, 2024

Martins transfer to Atletico not settled yet

Atletico Madrid signed Gelson Martins as a free agent after the Portuguese had his contract with Sporting Lisbon rescinded following an attack on the players by a radical group of fans. However, according to Marca, Sporting aren’t letting the matter rest and they’re preparing to take the matter to court in a law suit demanding a suitable transfer fee. And that, in their view, is no less than €100million – the amount set in the buyout clause of his rescinded contract.

Former Sporting president Sousa Cintra says the Portuguese club are confident of a potential trial going in their favor, revealing that they’ve rejected three offers from Atletico, the first one of €15million and the second of €17million. The final offer stood at €20million as the Spanish club were convinced Sporting would take what’s on the table, where as their final proposal amounted to €45million.

And now, the player himself demands €3.2million from Sporting, believing he is entitled to compensation from his former employer due to his contract being interrupted.

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Veselin Trajkovic


Vesko is a football writer that likes to observe the game for what it is, focusing on teams, players and their roles, formations, tactics, rather than stats. He follows the English Premier League closely, Liverpool FC in particular. His articles have been published on seven different football blogs.

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