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Jonas’s arrival at Benfica after terminating with Valencia is one of the suspicious business
The investigation was opened after a complaint made by Miguel Zorío, former vice-president of Valencia, who points out an illegal scheme for the Spanish club to finance the Eagles SAD.
The Public Prosecution Service is investigate alleged irregularities In the transfers of players between Benfica and Valencia, with suspicions of payments of illegal commissions in the sales of Rodrigo Moreno, André Gomes, João Cancelo and Enzo Pérez and on the way out of Jonas, who went to Benfica as a free agent after terminating with Valencia.
According to the Spanish newspaper, the investigation emerges following a complaint filed by Miguel Zoríoformer vice-president of Valencia and spokesman for the Marea Valencianist platform.
The complaint alleges the practice of crimes as international corruption and bleaching of capital and points to the SAD finger of the two clubs, the businessman Jorge Mendes and the auditors involved.
In October 2024, Benfica and his former president Luís Filipe Vieira were formally accused of several Crimes of active and passive corruptiontax fraud and anti -sport behaviors, related to financial operations carried out between 2016 and 2019.
At the time of the accusation against Benfica, Zorío spoke to OE sounded the alarm about his suspicions that there was also an illegal scheme for the Valencia finance Benfica’s SAD.
“It is very clear that valence placed in Benfica almost 100 million euros. More than half of this Money was lost along the way. Benfica in 2014 was very badly economically, ”he said.
The complaint filed by Zorío to the Public Prosecution Service highlights the purchase of Valencia’s shares by Peter Lim, through Meriton Holdings, in December 2014. Lim would have used Meriton Capital Limited to acquire the economic rights of Rodrigo Moreno and André Gomes do Benfica. The documents indicate that valence would have paid significantly higher amounts to the original values, generating suspicions about the high intermediate and third parties commissions.
The letter also raises questions about the transfers of Enzo Pérez and João Cancelo, whose negotiations would have followed the same pattern of atypical financial movements, with committees far above market value.
Another suspicious transaction involves the transfer of player Jonas, who arrived in Benfica at zero costbut generated a commission of 1.3 million euros for the agent.
