Khaberni - Saudi media reported that Al-Nassr club received a severe blow after being subjected to a suspension of player registrations, which threatens its position in contracting new deals in the upcoming winter transfer period.
"Al-Riyadi" newspaper explained, that the decision of the international football federation to suspend Al-Nassr from player registrations was due to a complaint from Manchester City over the non-payment of one of the instalments owed following the transfer of Spanish defender Aymeric Laporte from "Sky Blue" to "Yellow" during the summer transfers of 2023.
It added: "The amount of the complaint submitted by Manchester City to the international federation, is estimated at 9 million euros with the payment due date on 31st August (August) last year".
The newspaper pointed out that the suspension will be lifted from Al-Nassr Saudi Club once the due payment is made.
After two seasons with the "Yellow" badge, the club sold Laporte last summer to Athletic Bilbao of Spain, and the defender 31 years old played 69 matches with Al-Nassr, and since his return to Bilbao, his former club before City, he has played 13 matches.
The latest list issued by the international football federation of clubs banned from registering players includes 15 Saudi teams alongside Al-Nassr, including Al-Shabab, Damac, and Riyadh from the Roshan Saudi League.
"FIFA" updates the list periodically according to the decisions issued by it in the cases filed against the clubs.
In the latest version from "FIFA" the names of the clubs Damac, Al-Shabab, Al-Shula, Ahad, Al-Sadd, Al-Batin, Al-Wehda, Al-Ain, Al-Watan, Najran, Al-Ain, Al-Jandal, Al-Mihmal, Riyadh and Al-Safa were mentioned.
The latest decisions against Damac club included a suspension of its registration for 3 periods on 16th of this month, due to overdue payments not made to one of the former players or coaches.
"FIFA" issued two decisions against Al-Shabab club suspending it for 6 registration periods, 3 periods for each decision, with one decision issued on 4th November (November) last year, and another one on 12th of the same month.
Ahad club tops the list of Saudi clubs with the most penalties, with 15 decisions, followed by Al-Jandal, Al-Wehda, and Al-Ain each with 4 decisions.
Najran and Al-Safa were subjected to two decisions from "FIFA", and one against Al-Mihmal, Riyadh, Al-Batin, Al-Watan, and Al-Sadd.
