Osimhen case, no new sporting trial: Chinè says no fresh evidence on Napoli | OneFootball

Napoli does not risk any new sports trial over the Osimhen case. Federal prosecutor Giuseppe Chinè has in fact decided not to proceed with the revocation of the trial already concluded in 2022, considering that there are no new elements that would justify reopening the investigation.

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Osimhen case, no new sports trial: Chinè finds no new facts regarding Napoli

As reported by La Repubblica, in April the FIGC Prosecutor’s Office received from the Rome Prosecutor’s Office the complete documentation on the investigation into the alleged fictitious capital gains related to Victor Osimhen’s transfer from Lille to Napoli. After a thorough analysis, Chinè determined that the elements that emerged do not change the picture already examined in previous proceedings.

The reasons for the decision: no “new facts”

The material sent included email exchanges and conversations between executives, but according to the Federal Prosecutor’s Office, they did not contain sufficient evidence to reopen the case. Chinè explained that there were no “new facts whose knowledge would have led to a different ruling,” as required by the Code of Sports Justice to proceed with a revocation.

The only precedent in this regard remains the Juventus capital gains case, which in 2022/23 led to a 10-point deduction in the standings. In that circumstance, telephone interceptions demonstrated the existence of “a prearranged system” aimed at altering transfer operations. In Napoli’s case, however, no interceptions were found, only emails with cautious tones and discussions about player valuations.

The emails between Napoli and Lille: key points

Among the documents are some exchanges between Lille and Napoli executives, in which they discussed the values to assign to the players involved in the deal. In one communication, for example, the French club urged not to make the details of the agreement public, stating that “it is extremely important that there is no communication about the deal” because “it would make us all look bad.”

Furthermore, the valuations of the players underwent significant changes: Karnezis was listed once at 20 million, then at 10, and finally at 5 million. However, according to Chinè, these elements do not constitute an unlawful scheme or a systematic attempt at accounting manipulation.

Napoli’s defense position

Napoli’s lawyers reiterated the total correctness of the club’s actions, emphasizing that the cited communications should be interpreted in their original context.

According to the defense, these are “phrases taken out of a much broader context of dialogue,” which, if considered in their entirety, show the normal dynamics of a sports negotiation. “No elements of unlawfulness emerge – the lawyers claim – only the physiological discussions related to the buying and selling of players,” an ordinary activity in professional football and devoid of any criminal profile.

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