Unión already banked the Maizon Rodríguez fee from Krasnodar | OneFootball

Unión completed one of its most important deals of recent years and, as was confirmed, the money from the sale of Maizon Rodríguez to Russia’s Krasnodar has already entered the club’s coffers.

The transfer of the Uruguayan defender was finalized for a figure close to 5 million euros, taxes included. Of that amount, Unión owns 50% of the player, while the other half belonged to Juventud de Las Piedras, the center-back’s original club.

The deal represented a major financial benefit for the Santa Fe-based institution, which had acquired 50% of Rodríguez’s economic rights in 2025. In that operation, Unión paid around 825,000 dollars to secure half of the player’s rights.

Now, with the transfer to Krasnodar completed and the money credited, El Tatengue receives significant income from an operation that became one of the most important moves in its recent history.

The particular aspect of the agreement is that Juventud de Las Piedras is also part of the deal, having retained the other half of the player’s economic rights. For that reason, the income generated by the sale must be distributed between both institutions according to the established percentages.

The operation also represents another example of Unión’s policy of betting on young players with resale potential. Rodríguez arrived from Uruguayan football, quickly established himself in the first team and, just one year later, made the jump to European football.

With the money already collected, the red-and-white board now adds important financial backing to the institution’s coffers, while Leonardo Madelón’s coaching staff will have to face the sporting challenge of replacing a defender who had become an important piece of the team.

The sale of Maizon Rodríguez to Krasnodar not only left Unión with a multimillion-dollar windfall: it also confirmed the growth of the Uruguayan center-back and allowed the Santa Fe club to complete another significant deal in the transfer market.

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