The transfer of Chelsea’s star player to Barcelona has been reported to FIFA as

Chelsea news: Marcos Alonso left the Blues for Barcelona last summer, but the transfer has now been reported to FIFA.

Barcelona could be set for more financial issues and transfer scrutiny after their move to sign former Chelsea star Marcos Alonso in the summer was reported to FIFA. The Spaniard spent a fruitful six years at Stamford Bridge winning numerous trophies before terminating his contract with the Blues in the summer allowing him to sign for Barcelona.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang left the Spanish club to join Chelsea in a separate £ 10 million deal. While no fee was transferred between Chelsea and Barca for Alonso, financial problems look set to occur. Spanish fourth division side Union Adarve, who Alonso represented as a youth player, is now claiming that they should have received £91,000 (€103,000) as part of the deal.

According to AS, Union Adarve has evidence of the two clubs previously negotiating for Alonso and the matter has now been reported to FIFA for fraud

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Alonso has made 22 appearances in all competitions for Barcelona since his arrival scoring three goals in the process. His most recent strike came against Manchester United in the Europa League knockout play-off round as he headed beyond David de Gea from a corner.

United was able to turn the game on its head following another goal for Marcus Rashford and an own goal from Jules Kounde. But Raphinha, who was on the verge of joining Chelsea last summer, equalized in the final 15 minutes of normal time to set up a mouth-watering second leg for next Thursday.

Financial difficulties remain a concern for Barcelona, despite domestic success helping to alleviate those fears. Xavi won his first trophy as Barcelona manager last month, winning the Spanish Super Cup, and the club is currently eight points clear at the top of La Liga.

Barcelona is still interested in Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan after meeting with his representatives earlier this week, according to Marca. This could pave the way for Premier League clubs such as Manchester United and Chelsea to sign Frenkie de Jong, especially given his ongoing feud with the Barcelona board over money.

Meanwhile, de Jong will remain teammates with Alonso, who will now likely join him as the focal point of a financial dispute. Alonso spent most of his development with Real Madrid’s academy, but he did spend some time with Adarve, and FIFA’s established solidarity system requires a small percentage of a transfer to go to the footballer’s training clubs since he was twelve years old – a fee Adarve claim they have yet to receive.

 

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