Tanlongo in trouble: Sporting midfielder must pay €1m to Spanish club | OneFootball

Mateo Tanlongo has once again been ordered to pay one million euros in compensation to Racing Santander, after the Spanish Supreme Court rejected the appeal filed by the player. In a statement, the Spanish club emphasized that this decision represents a “definitive outcome” in the legal proceedings.

According to Racing, the courts found that there was a clear commitment to sign a contract in the summer of 2023, but he ultimately joined Copenhagen on loan: “The player had an agreement to formalize a contract with Racing, which never came to fruition,” reads the official statement, thus justifying the upholding of the sentence.

The Spanish club also recalls that the midfielder even traveled to Santander and that the entire process was practically completed: “A presentation video was even produced with the club’s shirt, before the player unilaterally abandoned the negotiations,” they stated, contradicting the version presented by the player and his representatives.

With this decision considered “final and without possibility of further appeal,” Racing Santander closes the case, leaving a message for the player: “We wish Mateo Tanlongo the best of luck in his professional future.” The footballer claimed that he never signed a contract, but both the Santander court and the Superior Court of Justice of the Cantabria region sided with the Spaniards.

It should be recalled that Mateo Tanlongo joined Sporting in January 2023, coming from Argentina with the label of a very promising midfielder and involved in major controversy, as he forced his departure from Rosario Central to Alvalade, but was never able to become a valid option and is on the transfer list.

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