São Paulo crisis: directors paid, R$10m probed, new revelations | OneFootball

An investigation being conducted by the Civil Police at São Paulo over alleged embezzlement of money in player negotiations gained new details this Tuesday (23).

The police are investigating withdrawals made from the Tricolor’s accounts and cash deposits to club officials during Julio Casares’ administration at São Paulo, which amount to exorbitant sums, according to a report published by the portal UOL.

The site also reports that, within the club, the justifications are that these financial transactions are related to bonuses or incentives paid at Tricolor.

On São Paulo’s side, the defense remains the same as released on Monday (22), in which the club claims to have no knowledge of any ongoing police investigation.

“São Paulo Futebol Clube states that it has no knowledge of any ongoing Civil Police investigation. The Club is available to provide all necessary clarifications to the authorities, should it be formally notified,” Tricolor said in a brief statement to the press.

The transactions under investigation involve people from the club’s top management and large sums of money, exceeding R$ 10 million. On the police’s agenda are São Paulo club officials and businessmen suspected of participating in the embezzlement scheme.

The courts have authorized the lifting of banking secrecy for some of the accused in the case, and one of the agents mentioned is considered one of the most important in the football world.

The inquiry at São Paulo began as a result of procedures initiated in the Vai de Bet case, involving rival Corinthians, and is under the responsibility of delegate Tiago Correia, the same officer leading the investigation at the Itaquera club.

Tricolor had over R$ 230 million in player sales this season, with the low values of Cotia youth academy players being heavily questioned.

This is just another stage of the biggest crisis in the club’s history, which is taking place this year. Still in this turbulent month of December, the crisis in the Medical Department led to dismissals, including the nutritionist who illegally prescribed weight loss medication to players, as well as the Skybox Scandal, which is also under investigation by the Public Prosecutor’s Office.

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