OFFICIAL STATEMENT
ALMERÍA HAS OWED FLAMENGO AROUND € 1.8 MILLION FOR 590 DAYS
In February, the athlete Cristiano Ronaldo acquired 25% of the Spanish club
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo hereby publicly expresses its vehement repudiation of the conduct adopted by the Spanish club UD Almería, due to the breach of a contractual obligation assumed in the transfer of athlete Lázaro, which took place in August 2022. After 590 days in default, the club has accumulated an estimated debt of over € 1.8 million, in blatant disregard of the commitments signed and the regulations governing relations in international football.
The case is objective and unequivocal: there is an express contractual obligation assigning to the Spanish club the responsibility for the payment or reimbursement of taxes levied in Spain. Nevertheless, even after Flamengo was compelled to bear such amounts — totaling over € 1.5 million — and following a formal FIFA decision fully recognizing its right to reimbursement, Almería chooses not to fulfill its obligation. The debt after 590 of default exceeds € 1,800,000.00.
Instead, it adopts a repeated stance of resistance, resorting to procedural maneuvers of a plainly dilatory nature, in clear contradiction with the principles of good faith, contractual loyalty, and integrity that must govern relations between clubs in international football.
This is not an isolated breach, but a conscious and deliberate course of conduct aimed at postponement, which undermines the legal certainty of contractual relations in football and compromises the credibility of the system.
Flamengo trusts that the competent bodies, particularly the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), will provide the appropriate response to this behavior, ensuring compliance with the decisions already issued within FIFA and the observance of the commitments undertaken.
The Club will remain steadfast in defending its rights and protecting the integrity of contractual relations in football, alerting and calling for a firm reaction from clubs, entities, and regulators.
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
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