Federal Prosecutor investigates suspicious Serie A transfers
The Federal Prosecutor has opened an investigation into 62 suspicious transfers in Serie A, studying the exchange deals and capital gains due to possibly inflated valuations.
La Repubblica and Il Tempo claim a new possible transfer scandal has arrived on the table of Federal Prosecutor Giuseppe Chiné.
The reports claim COVISOC, the Supervisory Commission for Serie A clubs sent a detailed report to the Prosecutor and to the FIGC President Gabriele Gravina, asking them to look into the matter.
The supervisor claims certain businesses might have had significant impact on the accounts of various clubs in the top flight.
Napoli are cited for the Victor Osimhen affair, as four players moved to LOSC Lille for a total value of €20m and two of them are now in Serie D, one in Serie C and the fourth has remained in France without playing.
Juventus have 42 transfers on the list, with 21 players exchanged for a total of €90m, but the money that actually changed hands was just over €3m.
The case is now at the FIGC Prosecutor’s Office, who are yet to open any proceedings. But Federal Prosecutor Chiné is studying the documents and it’s not excluded that a case could be opened in the future.
Last year, a similar scandal hit Serie B in Italy, and ultimately resulted in docked points for Cesena and Chievo Verona – two clubs that later went bankrupt.
Le plusvalenze di #Juventus e #Napoli sul tavolo della Procura federale: una relazione della Covisoc apre un caso sugli scambi a cifre alte (o altissime) senza muovere un euro o quasi. Ora palla al procuratore Chinè
Su @repubblica https://t.co/dZHglwoSwp— Matteo Pinci (@matteopinci) October 27, 2021