Yeah, the FA just said fukk this and threw the whole situation in the bushes. Look at how much EPL teams pay for players whereas La Liga sides sign better players for less money. Especially when it comes to South American players. Basically any one of any note is third party owned. Barca got investigated for the Neymar deal because they paid 40mil to a company Neymar's fam owned and never reported it. Not to mention Neymar was owned by Ronaldo's management company. Who knows how much Barca actually paid for him...and probably are STILL paying him. I highly doubt Neymar isn't the most expensive player ever.
I think every team but Real and Barca backed out of the deal for a reason.
Roman thought he knew about questionable money and shady deals until he got hit with that South American soccer racket and had to pump his brakes

Chelsea Football Club appear to be involved in the funding of "third-party ownership" of players outside the Premier League, contrary to the Premier League's and Uefa's strong official condemnation of the practice. Company documents in the UK, Jersey and Ireland strongly suggest that Chelsea are working in partnership with Jose Mourinho's Portuguese agent Jorge Mendes, and the US company Creative Arts Agency, who buy "economic rights participation agreements" in footballers playing for other clubs outside the Premier League.










How much do you think Barca payed for him? 110?