Overview

• On August 3, Independiente issued an official communique denying any unpaid sums to Ángulo and included payment receipts to substantiate its position.
• The club’s statement confirms Ángulo joined on a free transfer from Atlético Nacional and sold 85% of his pass to Independiente.
• Independiente asserts it paid 90% of his signing bonus ahead of its July 15 deadline and offered a contract upgrade to retain him during Apertura’s critical phase.
• Álvaro Ángulo, now a regular starter at Pumas under coach Efraín Juárez, continues to insist he did not receive two agreed bonus installments.
• His $1.5 million move to Pumas, which included exchanging Ignacio Pussetto’s rights, underscores ongoing complexities in Latin American transfer deals.