As Colón chase a FIFA fortune, José Neris eyes life after Emelec | OneFootball

Although José Neris is no longer in Santa Fe, his situation remains a central issue on Colón’s agenda. What once seemed like a closed chapter with his move to football in Ecuador is far from resolved and has entered a decisive phase for the future financial outlook of the Sabalero club.

The red-and-black board chose to take the initiative with a clearly defined goal: to speed up as much as possible the claim filed with FIFA against the Uruguayan striker. The club is seeking $1.2 million in compensation, arguing that the player terminated his contract without just cause before joining Emelec.

Within Colón, they are aware that proceedings in international courts are usually slow. However, the club’s financial needs make it necessary to seek quick answers, since that seven-figure sum would provide crucial relief for the institution’s coffers. According to reports, the directors have already begun efforts and made international contacts to move the case forward and prevent it from getting stuck in the federation’s bureaucracy.

On the player’s side, his current sporting situation after the contentious departure has not gone as expected. Neris arrived at Emelec amid controversy and, despite having a long-term deal, has not managed to establish himself in the team. Against this backdrop, América de Cali has once again shown interest in signing him. The Colombian club had already tried to sign him a few months ago, but the deal fell through because the forward refused to extend his contract with the Sabalero, a condition the club had imposed in order to authorize a loan move to Colombia.

In fact, that refusal by the striker was one of the triggers that ultimately broke the relationship and led to the current legal dispute. In this way, the conflict between the red-and-black club and José Neris keeps adding new chapters: while the player tries to get his career back on track, the Santa Fe club is fighting its battle in FIFA’s offices with the firm conviction of recovering money that is vital to its finances.

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