Manchester United Set for 2nd FIFA Complaint: Fiorentina are Unhappy
by Christian Bailey on September 9th, 2009 235 words | 5 commentsHere we go again!
Fifa have confirmed they have been contacted by Fiorentina about Manchester United’s signing of Michele Fornasier.
The Italian Under 16 skipper has agreed a move to Old Trafford and he played in their Milk Cup win in Northern Ireland in the summer.
With Italian clubs unable to offer professional terms until they are 18, Premier League clubs have been constant raiders on Italy.
Manchester United have been one of the most consistent plunderers of the Italian market, having previously bagged the likes of Giusseppe Rossi, Federico Macheda and Davide Petrucci.
Fifa’s recent banning of Chelsea for their capture of former Lens youngster Gael Kakuta, has brought the spotlight on other potential deals which could see Fifa act on them.
United’s signing of French starlet Paul Pogba has angered his former club Le Havre, and both clubs have issued statements insisting they are in the right and will take action against the other. (Sky Sports)
So now the floodgates appear to have opened with yet another allegation made against an English club regarding ‘tapping-up’ youngsters. One can only hope that FIFA do not display their usual anti-English sentiment when dishing out punishments.
Chelsea have of course already been found guilty of a similar offence and Liverpool have been accused of likewise by League One side Crewe. Hopefully Man United’s top legal men will make sure we are not handed a hefty penalty.
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footybanter.co.uk - September 9th, 2009 at 11:13 am
It seems to have come to a head – FIFA really need to bring in some of procedure that will benefit both sides.
anonymous - September 9th, 2009 at 11:58 am
tbh i think this is fair enough. man united have a reputation for goin about negotiations in the wrong way. they need to be shown they arent the best team in the world by a long shot and for once they need to not get let off like they do week in and week out.
TrueBlues - September 9th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
FIFA deserved to be worked.They will have to slog their guts out,handling many cases,and thats due to the ban of Chelsea,which opened the door to these accuses.
anonymous - September 9th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
The clubs should combine have a serious meeting and think about a breakaway from Fifa and their english cronies who back them up
Dom - September 9th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
Finger pointing gone mad:
http://www.oleole.com/blogs/the-kop-end/posts/finger-pointing-a-world-gone-mad