Al Nassr banned from registering new players because of failure to pay Leicester over Ahmed Musa

[Langley]

Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr banned from registering new players because of failure to pay Leicester over Ahmed Musa

Saudi Pro League giants Al Nassr have been banned by FIFA from registering new players following a dispute with Leicester.

The Middle East outfit sparked the influx of high-profile players coming to the Gulf nation by signing Cristiano Ronaldo last January.

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Ronaldo’s Al Nassr have been slapped with a transfer registration ban by FIFA

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The punishment is a result of failing to pay Leicester owed money in add-ons after signing Ahmed Musa

They have since brought in Croatia midfielder Marcelo Brozovic from Inter Milan as they look to assemble a star-studded squad

But it appears their summer business is over, which would scupper their moves for Chelsea’s Hakim Ziyech and Sassuolo’s Domenico Berardi.

An official FIFA ruling has stated that Al Nassr still owe 2016 Premier League champions Leicester money over their £14million transfer for Ahmed Musa in 2018.

It has been said that the recently relegated Foxes are owed £390,000 in add-ons, with Al Nassr yet to pay up.

The ruling was originally released in 2021, with Al Nassr told they must comply or face a transfer registration ban.

And their failure to pay Leicester has now seen FIFA take action on the nine-time Saudi top-flight champions, as they have been banned from registering new players.

As per FIFA’s original ruling, the transfer registration ban would last for three windows.

According to the Daily Mirror, the Public Investment Fund – Al Nassr’s owners – have insisted they will promptly pay Leicester their owed money in order to lift the ban.

Musa struggled to settle at Leicester after joining from CSKA Moscow in 2016

Musa was signed by Leicester for a then-club record £16.6m fee in 2016, but he failed to make an impact.

He was shipped on loan back to CSKA Moscow the following campaign after scoring just two goals in 21 Premier League games.

A move to Al Nassr then followed, where he scored 14 goals in 62 matches in all competitions as he helped them win the 2019 league title.

The Nigeria international then made the move back to his homeland to join Kano Pillars in 2021, before returning to Europe to sign for Turkish side Fatih Karagumruk.

Edited 12 July 2023 by Langley

[Dan]

Their rivals should be thanking us and slipping us £50mil for Praet and Vestergaard

[urban.spaceman]

That's about half the JD Sports fine paid off. Triffic.

[Bluearmyfox28]

4 hours ago, Langley said:

Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr banned from registering new players because of failure to pay Leicester over Ahmed Musa

Saudi Pro League giants Al Nassr have been banned by FIFA from registering new players following a dispute with Leicester.

The Middle East outfit sparked the influx of high-profile players coming to the Gulf nation by signing Cristiano Ronaldo last January.

AFP

Ronaldo’s Al Nassr have been slapped with a transfer registration ban by FIFA

Getty

The punishment is a result of failing to pay Leicester owed money in add-ons after signing Ahmed Musa

They have since brought in Croatia midfielder Marcelo Brozovic from Inter Milan as they look to assemble a star-studded squad

But it appears their summer business is over, which would scupper their moves for Chelsea’s Hakim Ziyech and Sassuolo’s Domenico Berardi.

An official FIFA ruling has stated that Al Nassr still owe 2016 Premier League champions Leicester money over their £14million transfer for Ahmed Musa in 2018.

It has been said that the recently relegated Foxes are owed £390,000 in add-ons, with Al Nassr yet to pay up.

The ruling was originally released in 2021, with Al Nassr told they must comply or face a transfer registration ban.

And their failure to pay Leicester has now seen FIFA take action on the nine-time Saudi top-flight champions, as they have been banned from registering new players.

As per FIFA’s original ruling, the transfer registration ban would last for three windows.

According to the Daily Mirror, the Public Investment Fund – Al Nassr’s owners – have insisted they will promptly pay Leicester their owed money in order to lift the ban.

Musa struggled to settle at Leicester after joining from CSKA Moscow in 2016

Musa was signed by Leicester for a then-club record £16.6m fee in 2016, but he failed to make an impact.

He was shipped on loan back to CSKA Moscow the following campaign after scoring just two goals in 21 Premier League games.

A move to Al Nassr then followed, where he scored 14 goals in 62 matches in all competitions as he helped them win the 2019 league title.

The Nigeria international then made the move back to his homeland to join Kano Pillars in 2021, before returning to Europe to sign for Turkish side Fatih Karagumruk.

 

[Dan]

We're fools. Drop it on the basis they give us £10mil over the odds for somebody shit. This is like finding £30mil in a suitcase and handing it in!

Edited 13 July 2023 by Dan LCFC

[The Doctor]

3 hours ago, Dan LCFC said:

We're fools. Drop it on the basis they give us £10mil over the odds for somebody shit. This is like finding £30mil in a suitcase and handing it in!

Getting vestergaard off the books and getting £1m for him it is then

[SkidsFox]

4 hours ago, Dan LCFC said:

We're fools. Drop it on the basis they give us £10mil over the odds for somebody shit. This is like finding £30mil in a suitcase and handing it in!

It's not because I saw the film Shallow Grave that I'd regard finding £30mil in a suitcase as a curse, but it is a factor.

A lot of laws and regulations now make it difficult to make large purchases, because of a crackdown on money laundering.

[HybridFox]

We are massive

[David Hankey]

What's the point of agreeing to a deal then reneging on it. PAY UP!!

[sacreblueits442]

10 hours ago, urban.spaceman said:

That's about half the JD Sports fine paid off. Triffic.

...there has got to be interest to be paid over a 5 year period!!!

  Strange that we did not attempt to enforce the issue.

[grobyfox1990]

3 hours ago, SkidsFox said:

It's not because I saw the film Shallow Grave that I'd regard finding £30mil in a suitcase as a curse, but it is a factor.

A lot of laws and regulations now make it difficult to make large purchases, because of a crackdown on money laundering.

LOL cmon.... a Thai state entity and the Saudi's dealing via the premier league. It's literally money laundering defined, the largely pointless AML rules can't and won't stop us. We are idiots, I can only hope this story has been publicly released because we are pushing for more brown paper bags from the Saudi's.

[Merging Cultures]

It's absolutely amazing that it's us, Musa and this relatively small amount that will prevent them from buying more players when they've been spending so much money!

 

Maybe they've ran out of cash and are using this as an excuse?! 😂

[moore_94]

I am sure I saw somewhere they also have to pay us back with interest as well

 

 

[Langley]

Leicester City ruining world football since 2023.

[murphy]

If they're refusing to pay up then we should insist on getting the player back....

 

 

Actually... never mind....

[CloudFox]

On 13/07/2023 at 11:47, moore_94 said:

I am sure I saw somewhere they also have to pay us back with interest as well

 

 

Poor sods. They'll pay us back, it'll be reported on by third parties, but we won't announce or confirm it until 14 seconds after the transfer window closes due to an issue with our fax machine.

[Bluearmyfox28]

How they managing this then?

[Lesta Legend]

1 minute ago, Bluearmyfox28 said:

How they managing this then?

Paid up presumably

[Jimmy]

16 minutes ago, Bluearmyfox28 said:

How they managing this then?

all they had to do was pay up and FIFA would lift the ban