Sol de América lawyer reveals Unión fee: ‘US$145,000 plus interest’

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·22 July 2026

Sol de América lawyer reveals Unión fee: ‘US$145,000 plus interest’

Unión's legal situation saw further clarification in recent hours regarding the new transfer ban imposed on the club by FIFA. Julio Scarone, the lawyer representing Sol de América of Paraguay, spoke exclusively with journalist Darío Pignata for ADN and revealed that the amount claimed by the Paraguayan club totals $145,000 plus interest.

The attorney explained the financial structure behind defender Fernando Díaz's transfer and clarified why the claim is for that specific amount, detailing a triangulation involving Defensa y Justicia:

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“We transferred 50% of the player’s economic rights to Unión. Unión kept 50%, Sol kept 50%. Now then, from the receivable — that is, the amount Unión had to pay — we assigned half of that receivable to Defensa for debts we had with them. That is why half of that receivable is now being claimed; the other half belongs to Defensa, and I don’t know... they can claim it whenever they want because we assigned it and also notified Unión of that situation.”

In this way, Sol de América still owns half of the player’s registration rights, but the current claim before FIFA corresponds only to the portion of the debt retained by the Paraguayan club.

The race against the clock to clear the new signings

With the team’s debut just around the corner, the main concern among Unión supporters is whether there is still enough legal time to lift the sanction and be able to use the new arrivals. On that point, Scarone was optimistic but warned that Unión’s leadership must act extremely quickly:

“Yes, there is enough time as long as Unión provides reliable proof of the amounts owed together with the interest. In fact, in some cases, when there is already reliable proof of the transfer having been made, FIFA automatically lifts it, provided that — I insist — there is reliable proof. So yes, there is enough time, but they have to hurry.”

El Tatengue is now forced to work against the clock to make the bank transfer and submit the corresponding proof to world football’s governing body in order to avoid starting the tournament with ineligible players.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.