A legal battle has opened up as part of Riccardo Calafiori’s move to Arsenal.
Part of the deal will see the defender's former club Basel bank 50 per cent of Bologna's profit of any deal., one of his other clubs, are not pleased with the financial aspects of the deal and they are particularly not happy with Basel, according to Italian outletRoma believe that they should earn £6.7 million from the transfer because of the clause they had in the deal when Basel signed the player.
In the summer of 2022, Calafiori joined the Swiss outfit for £2 million and the Serie A side had a resale percentage of 40 per cent.Riccardo Calafiori in action for Italy at Euro 2024. Image: Getty But Roma believe the payment isn't over yet as Basel are earning 50 per cent of what Bologna will receive.They state that Basel didn't inform them about the deal, and they believe that their 40 per cent sell-on percentage also refers to what the club will earn from Calafiori’s switch to Arsenal.The 22-year-old is sought after following his performances for Italy at Euro 2024.
Real Madrid and Juventus also tried to sign him, but Arsenal have won the race to acquire his services ahead of the new season.Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till.
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