Soccer agent Isaac Tutumlu has taken authorized motion in opposition to Barcelona, submitting a lawsuit for non-payment of his fee price €3 million for the Jules Kounde switch.
Just lately, Tutumlu opened up on the story, stating that it was Barcelona’s president, Joan Laporta, who personally reached out to him in June 2022 to help in securing the signing of the French defender.
Laporta allegedly sought his assist due to his sturdy ties with Sevilla’s sporting director on the time, Ramon Rodriguez ‘Monchi’.
Allegations in the direction of Barcelona
Tutumlu claims he performed a vital function in the whole negotiation course of, stating that his involvement was key in stopping Kounde from becoming a member of Chelsea.
He insists that he was accountable for negotiations from the very starting and noticed the deal via till simply earlier than it was finalised. Nonetheless, he now accuses Barcelona of refusing to compensate him for his efforts.
“I carried out all of the negotiations for the signing of Kounde from the primary day to the penultimate day. Now, Barça don’t wish to pay me,” he mentioned as quoted by SPORT.
Supporting items of proof
Jules Kounde’s switch has taken an unsightly flip. (Picture by David Ramos/Getty Photos)
In assist of his claims, the middleman has offered a variety of proof, together with emails, textual content messages, and conversations with prime Barcelona officers concerned within the switch.
“I had a number of conferences with Mateu Alemany on the Ciudad Deportiva, and I’ve emails and phone and WhatsApp conversations with him, with Monchi, with Laporta, and even with Xavi.”
These paperwork, based on Tutumlu, verify that there was an settlement for him to work on making certain the defender’s switch to Barcelona.
“These paperwork verify that there was an curiosity within the participant and an settlement for me to do the whole lot attainable to convey him. It’s proof that I’ve offered to the lawsuit.”
Faraway from the story
Tutumlu says Mateu Alemany eliminated him from the negotiations. (Picture by LLUIS GENE/AFP through Getty Photos)
Regardless of his involvement, Tutumlu alleges that he was unfairly faraway from the negotiations at a later stage. He claims that after the deal was near completion, Alemany intentionally sidelined him to stop him from receiving his fee.
“When the whole lot was closed with Monchi and Sevilla, my shock is that I spoke to Laporta and Mateu Alemany informed him to not speak to me, as a result of he led the negotiations instantly,” he famous.
Tutumlu insists that Alemany’s declare of getting led the negotiations was false, as he had not spoken to both Monchi or Kounde earlier within the course of.
“That’s a lie as a result of he didn’t communicate to Monchi or Kounde earlier than. He didn’t communicate to Monchi till the tip of July.”
In the meantime, sources from Barcelona have denied any formal settlement with Tutumlu concerning a fee for the switch. The membership maintains that he didn’t carry out any official duties associated to the signing of Kounde.
Makes an attempt to resolve the matter reportedly failed, prompting Tutumlu to escalate the scenario via authorized channels in an effort to say the fee he believes he’s owed.