FIFA launches investigation into Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes signing FIFA have launched an investigation after Sampdoria filed a complaint over the transfer that saw Bruno Fernandes sign for Manchester United from Sporting Lisbon.
United signed Fernandes for £47million in January and the Portuguese playmaker has enjoyed a stunning start to his Old Trafford career.
But Serie A side Sampdoria have claimed they are due a slice of that fee, having negotiated a 10% sell-on clause when selling Fernandes to Sporting in June 2017 for €8.5 million.
That would see Sporting having to pay Sampdoria around £4million after January's deal that took Fernandes to Old Trafford, but so far the money has gone unpaid, which has led the Italian