There was talk of a pandemic and restrictions, people left the house in shifts and only to buy food, there was talk of infections and deaths, everything had stopped. And it was then that the story of Jefferson Martínez began to be written, the goalkeeper who had just been eliminated from the Betplay League home runs with Atlético Junior, who followed his life while a difficult chapter of his career was being written on the stands. .
To remember the case, it is worth saying that this story began to be written in June 2020, when Envigado, the team that owns the goalkeeper’s sports rights, signed “a transfer with mandatory purchase” for the goalkeeper, which was not fulfilled by the The soccer player’s resignation from the Bogota team, which gave rise to a serious conflict, which would finally be close to being resolved.
As a memory pill, it is good to remember that the total agreement was for 550 thousand dollars, of which the blues paid 150 thousand, corresponding to the first installment, and 400 thousand dollars remained pending that the blues insist on not paying, alleging that they decided not to make use of the option, which allowed the player to go to Bucaramanga for free and then to Junior, generating what Envigado considers a blow to their coffers, since Millonarios let them lose the commissions corresponding to those movements by not signing a contract.
The parties have been in recent days in a hearing before the Dimayor Player’s Statute Commission, which heard the first arguments and gave three days, which will be held on Tuesday, June 21, for the final arguments of both parties. From there, according to the previous cases, there would be a decision in about two weeks.
Envigado’s weapons are clear: he relies on the fact that Millonarios wrote the transfer contract in full, which included a “mandatory option”, which, for the Antioquians and for the soccer player, was nothing more than a definitive transfer; They will say that the terms were accepted for a financial issue that would only suit the blues and that, although that figure was exotic for the local environment, it did not represent illegality or conflict. Millonarios, on the other hand, will rely on the fact that he had a purchase option that he did not want to use, among other things because the player passed a resignation letter, which, according to Martínez himself, was induced by the Bogota club, which told him that it was a formality and he trusted.
The detail that can make the difference is that there would be a video of the Millionaires Shareholders’ Meeting, on May 18, 2020, in which the president, Enrique Camacho, would be seen, indicating: “the sports rights of Hansel Zapata were bought, from La Equidad and from Jefferson Martínez, from Envigado. And José Guillermo Ortiz and defenders Deivy Balanta and José Luis Moreno arrived on loan.”
The evidence, however, is in the hands of the Commission, which will evaluate the situation and make a decision, which will surely be appealed to the FCF Player Status Commission. In the worst case, it could reach the TAS, which the parties would like to avoid due to the precedent of Fernando Uribe and the lawsuit between Nacional and Cortuluá.
Envigado fears definitively saying goodbye to the income for a very important player in financial terms, but Millonarios, in addition to a high payment for a player who does not enjoy, could risk not registering players if he does not pay. The good thing is that the case moved forward. The bad thing is that the final solution is still far away.
