Belo Horizonte, Brazil – E no be small wahala wey dey disturb Atlético Mineiro dis year! Di club dey struggle with financial wetin be like serious football jinx. Abeg, no be joke. E don reach June, and dem still dey owe players pipo their vacation allowance. Na wah!
Dis news make all di paddy paddy for di club dey tiff eye for wetin go happen next for di transfer window. Dem sabi say di club don still dey chop di effects of di last financial season wey no too sweet. Dem no just dey owe salaries; dem still dey carry unpaid debts like di ‘don’ of street hustlers. E be like say dem wan chop okro soup wey dey hard to digest!
Last-last, di team, wey just come back from taste of victory against International, don organize holiday for di players. Dem gree make dem chill for 13 days. But wetin I go say? Dem go resume on Monday for di City of Galo. Na only after di Brazilian Championship finish on December 21, dem go still enjoy di remaining holiday. Make dem no think say dem go get small breezy break during di World Club Cup wey dem dey miss. Biko, wahala full ground!
As dem dey prepare for dia next match against Atlético Bucaramanga for Colombia on July 17 at 21:30 (Brasilia time), pipo dey wonder how dem go fit manage all dis financial wahala. Di Galo still dey owe players small change for image rights and performance bonuses. Na TV Bandeirantes confirm am so. Na wetin dem call organization? E no dey look like am for di club!
In fact, dis week self, dem sell one player to Palmeiras, but di money wey dem suppose collect no don reach dem pocket. E be like say financial plan na game of chance. Everything dey based on wetin Palmeiras go fit pay dem. Some players dey left hanging like clothes on line!
So, for di fans wey dey follow Galo, just carry your heart come gather. Di road no dey clear, but dem dey try to hold am down like small pikin wey no wan share im biscuit!
