Fighting for the promising player of the National Team, Yáser Asprilla? There are legal problems while his name is heard in half of Europe

In case of Yaser Asprilla in England It is very unusual, for weeks there has been talk of a transfer to one of the five major leagues of the Old Continent, but to date there is nothing concrete despite so many requests.

Last week, they announced in France the arrival of Yaser Asprilla tol Stade de Rennes of Ligue 1, The club had reached an agreement with Watford for an amount close to 25 million euros and all that was left was to get the player’s ‘ok’.

The Colombian forward landed in Rennes on Thursday to pass the medical tests and nothing more was heard about the matter during the day. On Friday, the journalist Fabrizio Romano He explained that the transfer fell through and posted a photo of Yáser with his agent Jonathan Herrera on a private flight to London.

Press versions in Colombia They explained that a third party came in during the negotiations and damaged the deal, but no further details of the possible transfer were known. Yáser continued to be mentioned in Europe and there was speculation about a possible interest from Leicester City of the Premier League.

Are there problems for Yaser?

However, this Wednesday ‘the cat grew another leg’. Apparently there is a legal issue that could stop the player from leaving the club. Colombia selection of the Watford. The company Synerjoy Soccer claims to have the representation rights of the 20-year-old footballer under his control. The legal mess dates back to 2023.

Businessman Alexander Toro Blanco would have claimed the rights it has of representation and indicates that it has a contract signed with Yáser since November 2, 2021, which was made valid in Notary 8 of Medellín. This company claims that the agent Jonathan Herrera is not the true representative of the Colombian.

We have to wait and see how these legal problems progress, which could affect the future of the player born in Lower Baudó (Chocó), He wants to make the jump to the first division after two years playing in the second division with the Watford.

In fact, the English team are open to a transfer for millions and want more than 25 million euros to close the deal. “If a top club comes and makes the player and the club happy, we can sit down and consider it. But we don’t need to sell him. We will sell him if we think it can be a big step forward for the boy and for the club,” said Gianluca Nani, Watford’s sporting director to Sky Sports.

Release

Communication to the public

Regarding the social media posts of the player Yaser Asprilla Yaser Asprilla (Legally represented by Alejandro Blanco Toro, CEO of Synerjoy Soccer; with a current representation contract signed with the will of the player and his parents on November 2, 2021, raised to a public document in person at Notary Office 8 of Medellín) with a person other than our agency on June 11, 2023, in which he ratifies the signing of a representation contract with another person, we would like to clarify the following:

1. That all commercial promotional actions (Offer to Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid among other major European clubs) and construction of the player’s image have been endorsed by our contract and with tacit and express acceptance by him at the times he was accompanied as recorded in the photographic and chronological traceability of this portal.

2. We declare any contract signed during the validity of ours to be illegitimate, since in order to be valid, the current one, signed with Alejandro Blanco Toro, must be terminated, either by expiration in time, by conciliation, by early agreement or by court ruling if it were necessary to open a process, therefore we do not accept nor give legitimacy to the signing of a contract with the supposed “new representative”.

3. We hope to meet with Yaser after his next appearances with the Colombian senior team and, above all, to preserve the good image of the player that we have been building, so that his career is successful with the representative he chooses; once the agreement in force with Alejandro Blanco Toro, CEO of Synerjoy Soccer, Master in representation of artists and athletes, RFEF agent # 1756, Businessman and lawyer with professional card from the CSJ # 324506, is duly completed.

HAROLD YEPES

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