Inter hit with transfer ban over debt to Russian club for Wanderson | OneFootball

This Friday, Internacional was sanctioned by FIFA with a transfer ban due to non-payment related to the signing of Wanderson, who is currently at Cruzeiro, from Krasnodar, Russia.

In December 2022, the striker was bought by the club from Rio Grande do Sul for around R$ 24.7 million, with the amount divided into six semiannual installments. With the penalty, the club is prohibited from registering new signings for the next three transfer windows.

In an official statement, Internacional stated that it made the payment to Krasnodar on December 9, 2025, but claims that international banking restrictions in place due to the war with Ukraine caused the money to be returned to the club's account.

In December of last year, Colorado had already suffered punishment due to issues involving the payment for the signing of Colombian striker Carbonero from Racing, Argentina.

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Read Internacional's statement

“Regarding the recently reported transfer ban, Sport Club Internacional informs that on December 9, 2025, it made the payment of the installment related to the transfer of the player Wanderson to Krasnodar, using the bank details contained in the contract signed between the parties.

Due to international banking restrictions resulting from the war between Russia and Ukraine, the remittance ended up being returned to the Club's account. Since then, Internacional has been in contact with Krasnodar to find a solution that allows the payment to be completed, respecting the current regulatory conditions and sanctions in force.

Given this exceptional scenario, which involves operational limitations related to the Russian club, the expectation is that the situation will be resolved in the coming weeks, with the regularization of the disciplinary demand currently pending before FIFA.”

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