Recently, the Chinese Super League team Shenzhen FC was exposed to be involved in a bizarre fraud incident. According to the report, when Shenzhen FC acquired Norway international Ole Sernas three years ago, it had paid a fee to Sernas' old owner Rosenborg Club, but the money has disappeared and has become a complete "unsolved case".
In the 2019 season, Shenzhen brought in Sernas from Ligue 1 side Saint Etienne, when the transfer fee for Sernas was about 8 million euros. According to FIFA regulations, Rosenborg, as the youth club of Sernas, should receive a youth training mutual aid payment, which is worth about 1.3 million yuan, which has been sent to the Shenzhen team, but the money has been sent to the account of the scammer, and Rosenborg has not received money for three years.
Norwegian media pointed out that the specific reason for the disappearance of the money is still unknown, but it is likely that the computer system of the Rosenborg Club was compromised, causing them to send the wrong collection account to the Shenzhen team. In fact, the Rosenberg Club stepped up its secrecy two years ago because of a leaked computer password.
According to the investigation, the Shenzhen team sent money to an account opened in Portugal that year, which was obviously used by scammers to arbitrage benefits. It can also be said that Shenzhen and Rosenborg were tricked by this scammer this time.
For rosenborg club, the 1.3 million yuan is not a small amount, so they decided to pursue it to the end, the Norwegian media revealed that Rosenborg has sought help from the local authorities, but considering that too long has passed, it is difficult to have a final investigation result like this.
Since coming to China in 2019, Sernas has so far made 54 appearances in the Central League, scoring 6 goals and having 5 assists, but last season he did not stay in Shenzhen and was loaned out to hebei. According to the data, Sernas's contract with Shenzhen will expire in January next year, which means that if he does not renew his contract, this season will be his last year in the Chinese Super League.