For the transfers of the players to the club from Russia and Ukraine, Ajax previously received bank guarantees of €15.1 million from a bank from Ukraine, the listed football club writes in its semi-annual report on Friday. In addition, there is a €4.3 million guarantee issued by a third party from Russia for one of the three transfers.
Sanctions
Due to the outbreak of war and sanctions imposed by the European Union and the United States against banks and persons from Russia, Ajax is currently unable to estimate the risks associated with these payment guarantees.
Neres appeared in a video message from a hotel in Kiev on Thursday after the Russian invasion of Ukraine broke out. With his compatriots also in the country, he asked the Brazilian government for help.