Éder Militão transfer from Porto to Real Madrid in spotlight over agents’ fees

• More than £7.7m were paid to two agents in 2019
• Investigation part of ‘Operation Red Card’ in Portugal

Portuguese authorities are investigating the €9m (£7.7m) that was paid to two agents as part of the €50m transfer that saw Brazil defender Éder Militão move from Porto to Real Madrid in 2019.

The deal is being investigated by the Departamento Central de Investigacao e Accao Penal (DCIAP) as part of “Operation Red Card”. Earlier this week the inquiry led to the arrest of Benfica president Luis Filipe Vieira along with his son and well-known agent Bruno Macedo. Vieira – who resigned from his post on Thursday and remains under house arrest having denied the charges – and Macedo are accused of orchestrating a tax fraud and money-laundering scheme since 2014 with some of the charges related to players transferred to Benfica.

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