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 generate funds, behind the scenes it is also trying to ease several financial pressures. In addition to the registration bans that are limiting 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 unrest among the Decano’s leadership. According to what Diez en Deportes learned, the relationship is said 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 freezing of Unión’s accounts to try to secure payment of the debt, and it 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 to be a breath of fresh air for a strained treasury. The red-and-white leadership’s intention is to use those resources to deal with different open fronts and prevent financial problems from continuing to pile up.

Paradoxically, Unión is also expecting to collect significant sums from various deals and solidarity mechanisms, although reality shows that the pending obligations remain numerous. That combination of receivables and debts to be paid keeps the club in a complex financial situation, with several disputes open 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 window where every financial move is crucial.

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