The transfer is much lower than the market price! Botafogo claims 65 million euros from Lyon, and the two teams are the same boss

According to French media RMC citing a report by Brazilian media Global Sports, Botafogo, a subsidiary of the same group, claimed 65 million euros from Lyon because to avoid Lyon being demoted to French Ligue 2, Botafogo provided key support through a series of internal operations.

Botafogo sold Louis Enrique (33 million euros to Zenit), Igor Jesus (19 million euros to Nottingham Forest) and Jair Cunya (12 million euros to Nottingham Forest) for a total of 64.6 million euros. These three players could have transferred directly to Lyon.

After Lyon was banned from registering new players, Botafogo was forced to negotiate the transfer of the three players with a third party, and the price he accepted was far lower than the market value.

At the same time, Botafogo also rented Almada to Lyon for free.

Botafogo said they had sold the financial interests of four players, including Savarino, to Lyon, who transferred them for 7.6 million euros in March this year. Bottafogo is now seeking the money from Lyon, saying that the "borrows" were intended to help Lyon's short-term turnover.

After that, Botafogo issued an official statement saying that Lyon needs to repay the debt in time.