New statement from Abdullah Al Thani. The sheikh, who was dismissed from his functions as president of Málaga by court order, has once again censured the management of José María Muñoz, judicial administrator appointed by the head of the 14th court of the city. Al Thani criticizes the “ineffectiveness of the judicial administrator”, the ERE applied to eight footballers. It is a statement full of self-aggrandizement and inaccuracies that we will analyze.
The statement released by the Al Thani communication agency reads as follows: “The president and owner of Málaga C.F., Sheikh Abdullah Al Thani, highlights once again the ineffectiveness of the Judicial Administrator who reached an agreement with the Association of Spanish Footballers, which represents the players affected by the club's ERE, closing the dismissal of eight footballers without having been able to sell or yield to any of them when their chips are around seven million euros. Thus, Juanpi, Luis Hernández, Pacheco, Rolón, Renato, Diego González, Boulahroud and Cecchini leave the Martiricos club; while Lombán has been left out of this process by accepting a salary reduction. ‘The agreement reached with the AFE, entailed an increase in compensation, being more than 20 days per year worked, this is what is stipulated for dismissals for economic reasons; so they have made a disbursement from the club's coffers above what would have been necessary, 'emphasizes the president of Málaga C.F. ”That's what Al Thani says. At this point we must clarify the position of the AFE. The Association of Spanish Footballers is not convinced by this agreement, which was signed by Málaga and the union Commissions Workers.
We continue with the statement from the sheikh. “Following this agreement, all eight players get their freedom card so they can get a club before the transfer market closes. This situation is another clear example of the lack of experience of the judicial administrator, José María Muñoz, in the management of sports clubs and how to manage a squad, since he has not managed to close or obtain any negotiation with other clubs for the sale or transfer. of some of the fired players, which would mean obtaining income for the club ”.
At this point we must make two nuances. One. That Cecchini will remain in the Unión de Santa Fe until January. Two. That the remaining seven footballers can sign for other clubs despite the market closing due to their status as unemployed. The condition is that the destination club has to sign free.
At another point in the statement he criticizes the sales of footballers again and says that he would have made more money. “Some deficiencies that were already revealed in the sales processes of players such as Ricardo Horta or Javier Ontiveros, which would have allowed 8.5 million euros to enter the club; or in the litigation with the former Málaga C.F. player, Jony, and the S.S. Lazio, whose resolution in favor of the Club would entail the payment of 12 million euros from the player's termination clause ”.
He also criticizes that the club does almost all its transfer operations with the Promosport company. “These are matters that continue without tangible results, and we understand that they have been intentionally ignored and put aside by the administrator, like so many other proposed measures that would have guaranteed the viability of the club. Having exclusivity with an agency is incomprehensible ”. Another nuance. Promosport is not the only agency Malaga has worked with.
Al Thani, in his world. It's like 'Don Erre que erre' but with much less grace than Paco Martínez Soria. That is to say. No grace.