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José Alonso, president of Colón, provided details about the club’s critical financial situation in an interview with Darío Pignata for the ADN program on Radio Gol 96.7. In the conversation, Alonso and his team described a scenario of institutional “abandonment” and debts amounting to millions, with over one and a half million dollars in outstanding checks.

The main objective of the new board is to “liquidate this liability” to achieve essential economic and financial stability. They have had to deal with a lack of income from advanced television rights and are relying on club members and marketing to move forward. Alonso emphasized that the club cannot go into debt again, as that “corrupts the system”. Despite the challenges, they managed to settle salary debts and lift the FIFA ban related to the Espínola case.

José Alonso described the club’s financial situation as critical and mentioned that the project is based on institutional and financial stabilization to achieve sustainable growth. He stated: “I believe the club needs all Colón supporters, whether they voted or not, to have the same feeling that the institution must be leveled, and that side is growth. There is no other alternative, no other alternative exists, and for that we must have fundamental financial and economic stability in the club.”

Alonso and his team found an institution with financial “rubble”, and a member of his team described it as: “we found a club in a state of abandonment.” The president detailed the situation by saying: “Today Colón has scarce resources and many expenses generated by the previous board, and on top of that, many financial commitments they didn’t create, and many unpaid services and many things that come up every day.”

The short-term goal is to settle the liabilities, with the idea of “liquidating that liability, basically trying to fulfill all obligations to the people who were issued these checks and trying to get to paying for services as they should be.” He detailed some key debts, such as the most important debt: “after this, I would say, apart from the check paperwork they did, which exceeds one and a half million, one million, six hundred thousand dollars.” He also mentioned the lack of income from television rights, since “they asked for advanced borrowed money” and now they are only receiving “10,000 million pesos per month.” Alonso confirmed that they are depending on income from members and marketing, indicating that they will have to work hard on marketing. He also mentioned the debt for the player Garcés, where 60% was bought from River de Montevideo and, although everything is paid, there is a small amount left to settle which they will resolve soon.

The board has worked quickly to resolve these urgent economic issues. Alonso mentioned that they took office on December 3 and two days later paid “almost a million dollars in debt.” He emphasized that the club cannot go into debt, as that “corrupts the system” and does not allow it to function. These efforts have made it possible to settle salary debts and lift the FIFA ban related to the Espínola case.

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