Transfers, particularly in South America, are a complicated affair. Take Birmingham City’s Luis Vázquez as a prime example.
He’s played all over at this point in his career. He started at Patronato in Argentina, before moving to Boca Juniors in 2021.
After two years he left South America to join Anderlecht. He stayed there for three years before spending a year on loan at Getafe. That ended in the summer before he joined Birmingham City in a €3.5m deal this summer.
He’s yet to really get going at St Andrews, with just one assist in nine games so far in the Championship and 135 minutes played. Fortunately for the Blues, there’s nothing for them to worry about.
| Every Birmingham City signing 26/27 | Previous Club | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Jhon Solís | Girona | £6m |
| Kristoffer Lund | Palermo | £4m |
| Luis Vázquez | RSC Anderlecht | £2.8m |
| Max Bird | Bristol City | £2.2m |
| Dael Fry | Middlesbrough | Free Transfer |
| James Beadle | Brighton & Hove Albion | Loan |
| Liam Millar | Hull City | Loan |
Transfer drama
Instead, this transfer complication refers to his career before his old club Patronato. La Gaceta Online explain all today.
Basically, Vázquez’s old club – Club Nobleza – had filed a claim in court against Patronato concerning the player’s economic rights following his sale to Boca Juniors.
They transferred 100% of the player’s rights to Boca in 2019 for €350,000 USD. That deal involved paying Nobleza various fees after signing the player in 2017.
That agreement stipulated that Patronato were required to pay the original club 15% of any future transfer fee should the player move to another club. Patronato believe that they honoured this agreement, but Nobleza argued differently.
Court rejection
They believed that when Boca sold Vázquez to Anderlecht in 2023, Patronato had retained 30% of the rights. They demanded a share of the proceeds from that transaction.
However, a court – the Civil and Commercial Court No. 6 in Paraná – has ruled against that this week.
They stated that the 2017 contract defined the percentage based on the transfer executed by Patronato. In this case, that was the sale of 100% of the player’s rights to Boca.
In addition, the ruling noted that the 30% figure mentioned in a subsequent agreement between Patronato and Boca referred to a contingent clause that did not involve third parties.
The judge even insisted that no ‘unfair terms’ existed as both parties had received legal counsel. Thus, Nobleza’s claim has been dismissed.
So it’s all good news for Birmingham City. They’re only slightly involved anyway.
