Saudi Arabia side Al Nassr have been banned by FIFA over details of the transfer of the captain of the senior national team of Nigeria Ahmed Musa in 2018 from English Premier League side Leicester City, Owngoalnigeria.com reports.
FIFA stopped the club of Cristiano Ronaldo from registering any new player over their failure to pay the add-ons included in the £16m deal that saw Musa join them in 2018 after an exhilarating performance at the World Cup for Nigeria.
The deal had provisions for several future payments to Leicester City based on some clause in the deal, most of which was performance related, and for the two years he was at the club he met the mark for further payment to the relegated English Premier League side.
Musa triggered £390,000 but Al Nassr declined to make the payment despite a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) mandating them to pay. The timeline for the payment elapsed and further sanctions top of which is the inability to register new players was slammed on them.
However, the case will likely be resolved in the coming days with several sources reporting that the Saudi Arabia side has already said they will pay the fee. The issue was before the government decided to invest some of the Public Investment Fund ( PIF) into top teams in the country including Al Nassr.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
