Another one! São Paulo's 50%-owned Argentine banned by Fifa over agent debt | OneFootball

FIFA imposed a suspension this Monday (3) on Argentine midfielder Giuliano Galoppo, formerly of São Paulo, due to a financial dispute with his former agent. The sanction will remain in effect until the player and his camp settle the payment issue with the agent.

The news was first reported by Argentine journalist German Garcia Grova. According to the understanding of football’s governing body, Galoppo should have either paid the termination fee when ending his representation contract or maintained his relationship with the agent.

The change of agent, made without the former representative’s consent, triggered the case that ultimately led to the FIFA-imposed ban on the player’s activities.

Defense seeks agreement

Now, the lawyers and representatives of the former Tricolor player are already working on a financial settlement to pay off the debt and overturn FIFA’s decision as soon as possible.

São Paulo still holds a large share

The punishment has negative repercussions not only for the player, but also for the clubs involved in his economic and sporting rights.

São Paulo, which still owns 50% of the midfielder’s economic rights, and River Plate, which had been negotiating the player’s departure from its squad, are following the outcome of the case to determine their next steps in the transfer window.

Giuliano Galoppo was signed by São Paulo in 2022 for US$4 million (R$21 million at the time), and he is unlikely to be sold for a similar amount, since he has been sidelined by River Plate, which left him out of preseason and will not be eager to negotiate his transfer unless a major offer comes in.

In any case, Tricolor comes out losing for now, since it will receive half of the money from any future sale by River of the outcast midfielder, who now needs to do more in the courts than on the pitch if he is to keep his future in football alive.

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