http://sportwitness.ning.com/forum/topics/transfer-announcement-after-rough-time-at-sunderland Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport said in their Monday edition that this afternoon there would be a transfer announcement on the future of Ricky Alvarez. The Argentine moved to Sunderland on loan from Inter Milan right at the end of the summer 2014 transfer window. It was a loan which had a redemption clause, and just what that clause is will be decided by a court soon, because Sunderland refused to make the deal permanent. Inter Milan believe that Sunderland were obliged to make the transfer permanent as long as they stayed in the Premier League, but the English club disagreed. Sunderland, should they lose the case, could be left to pay a big fee for a player who is now owned by Sampdoria. Gazzetta dello Sport were right about an announcement, but it came a little earlier. Sampdoria have officially announced they've signed Alvarez up, and he'll wear their number 25. It's brilliant news for the player, whatever has gone on between Sunderland and Inter Milan is no fault of his. ------------------------------------ If this is true... I can;t work it out - how can a player be bought by someone regardless of who he belongs to? Also - this would effectively mean we are paying for a player we can;t have? I'd like some explanation on this one from somewhere - from our own club would be nice!
According to some media sources, Sunderland have lost the case and FIFA have given the player permission to sign for another club. Inter probably sent FIFA a fatter brown envelope than Sunderland did.
maybe we could have employed harry redknap to have sorted this mess out, I don't thing it would have cost us too much in bungs.
I'm not certain, but I seem to remember either EUFA or FIFA ruled that Ricky was able to earn a living with another club until the Inter-Sunderland case got sorted. So if he's signed anything with Sampdoria, it's only valid till the hearing. Could be wrong but I think that was the ruling to prevent Ricky being punished for something not of his making.
How can Sampdoria own him ?, surely he could not go anywhere until this was sorted out. If we went down then what, he won't play in the championship. Nearly as bad as the Milton nunez affair.
I couldn't give a rat's ass who owns him. It's not my money, if we stay up this season will any 1 remember this limp biscuit?
Ricky Alvarez Case Set for Player Status Committee - What does this Mean for Sunderland? 14. March 2016 Brandon Rawlin General 0 Comments Italian media reported last week that the the case of Ricky Alvarez is due before FIFA’s Player Status Committee this week for the first in a series of meetings in the saga to decide his future. Italian media reported last week that the long-protracted dispute between Sunderland and Internazionale will have some kind of progression this week. With €10.5m at stake Sunderland can ill afford a less than favourable outcome and will be especially keen to avoid further boardroom embarrassment. The 27 year old has featured in seven Serie A matches for Sampdoria this season. The Blucerchiati are unbeaten in their last three games, in which Alvarez has started in a forward position behind the strikers. Reportedly settled in Genoa, Alvarez has received praise in the Italian media for how he has handled himself during the protracted dispute between Sunderland and Inter Milan, regaining match fitness, form and confidence. The Player Status Committee is FIFA’s tribunal for adjudicating on disputes over the ownership of the registration of footballers. It may yet decide that Sunderland hold the registration of Alvarez. The committee follows a court style format whereby parties will present evidence leading to a final decision and will typically pass judgement on up to fifty club vs club disputes each year. The Committee is made up of members from FIFA countries, the two English representatives being Ivan Gazidas, Chief Executive of Arsenal and Geoff Thompson of the FA. Thompson was recently seen on the BBC’s Panorama exposes of FIFA corruption where he was described as ‘Uncle Albert’ and a ‘useful idiot’, such was his seemingly naïve and oblivious stance to what went on around him. The debate will rest upon the agreement made between Sunderland and Inter and the nature of the option to buy clause. It will take a few more weeks yet before the FIFA committee make a decision. Sunderland likely arguing the player’s injury status at the time of the option rendered him ‘unfit for purpose’ and that they retained the right to assess his physical condition before committing to a permanent transfer. With the exit of Margaret Byrne it remains unclear who is heading the Sunderland case. Ryan Sachs, recently promoted from Club Secretary to Football Operations Director, is now the most senior member of staff at the club with responsibility for footballing business and administrative matters but it may be that the club have a ready-made scapegoat in the form of its former legal eagle CEO. Now it's ready to be addressed. This palava has had more hot wind from the Italian Press than enough with plenty willing to take the false reports at their word. Now it's going to be seen and when resolved the result will actually make the British press so there'll be no confusion.
