Tension grows between Unión and Atlético Tucumán over debt | OneFootball

While Unión focused its efforts in recent hours on finalizing the sale of Rafael Profini to raise funds, behind closed doors it is also trying to ease several financial pressures. In addition to the transfer bans weighing on the club, there is another situation causing concern: the debt owed to Atlético Tucumán for the transfer of Marcelo Estigarribia.

The deal for the forward has still not been paid within the agreed deadlines, and it has caused growing frustration among the Decano’s leadership. According to Diez en Deportes, the relationship is believed to be broken. Sources in Tucumán even claim that president Luis Spahn “has not answered” calls for ten days.

The conflict is not new and has already had consequences. Atlético Tucumán moved forward with the seizure of Unión’s accounts to try to guarantee payment of the debt and also filed a complaint with the AFA, adding further pressure on a club already burdened by other financial commitments. In that context, the money coming in from Profini’s sale appears as a breath of fresh air for a strained treasury. The red-and-white leadership’s intention is to use those resources to deal with the various open fronts and prevent financial problems from continuing to pile up.

Paradoxically, Unión is also expecting to receive significant sums from various deals and solidarity payments, although the reality is that the number of outstanding obligations remains high. That combination of incoming credits and debts still to be settled keeps the club in a complex financial situation, with several disputes unfolding at the same time.

For now, the Estigarribia case remains unresolved, and tensions with Atlético Tucumán continue to rise, becoming yet another headache for the leadership headed by Luis Spahn in the middle of a transfer market where every financial move is crucial.

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