Overview
- FIFA published the new transfer-registration ban on Thursday, September 17, barring Internacional from registering players for three transfer windows because of an unpaid fee to Olympiacos for left-back Ramon.
- This is the club's second FIFA transfer ban in fewer than four weeks after a prior three-window sanction on August 25 over an unpaid fee to FC Midtjylland for Juninho.
- Internacional used a R$20 million donation from businessman Delcir Sonda to clear overdue salaries and make advance payments to the squad, but that payment did not address the creditor claims that triggered the bans.
- Other unresolved transfer debts include claims from Racing of Argentina for Carbonero and from Ghanaian club Dansoman Wise for Benjamin Arhin, with Dansoman Wise already taking its case to FIFA.
- The bans block player registrations until each creditor is paid and so the club faces an urgent funding task that could affect its fight against relegation and its ability to strengthen the squad in future windows.