By Carmen Kayser
Why did the Isco deal with Union Berlin really fail? The failed transfer of the ex-real star (30) is also making waves in Spain. The fact is: There was no longer any agreement on the contents of the contract that had been agreed in advance when it was time to sign it.
Only: did Union not stick to what was discussed – what the Isco side claims – or did the Spaniards suddenly make new demands, which Union believed was the case?
For a moment, Isco was almost a Unioner. But the spectacular deal fell through at the last minute Photo: picture alliance/ AP
In any case, the player side makes further allegations! The newspaper “El Mundo” reports that Iscos Agency and he himself had agreed to a contract for one and a half years in the talks.
According to the report, when they came to the signing, they only received an offer for six months. The Spaniards also confirmed the BZ information that Isco should not be used in the Europa League. Both were not in the interest of Isco’s camp, were rejected and the negotiations failed.
Isco, here in a FC Sevilla jersey, in a duel with Dortmund’s Jude Bellingham. That was in October 2022 at the Champions League group game Photo: picture alliance/ AP
In addition, the Spanish online newspaper “El Confidencial” reports that Isco’s salary and the commission for Jorge Mendes’ agency Gestifute were also a problem for Union. The player is said to have been deeply disappointed. He wanted to be an idol at Union.
Gestifute had previously blamed BZ for the failure without going into further detail: “In the course of the talks, we had to realize that our negotiating partner was no longer willing to move within the framework originally discussed.”
union manager Oliver Ruhnert (51) replied on Tuesday before the Union Cup game against Wolfsburg (2-1) on “Sky”: “Specifically, before you carry out the medical check, you have discussed everything. However, changes to the contract were then desired again. ”But Union did not agree to “do anything that did not suit us.”
gross or net?
Union legend and TV expert Torsten Mattuschka (42) even suspected that there was a gross-net misunderstanding: how did he get it? “Because in Spain I think there are only net contracts as footballers. In Germany I only signed gross contracts myself. And if you haven’t explicitly discussed it – I’ll just throw two million into the room – for Union it’s two million gross, for the Isco side two million net, then that’s a small difference here in Germany.