Quality Sports Investments
Date Players Clubs Percentage Price Departed Team
20 October 2011 Eduardo Salvio Atlético Madrid €5 million Benfica
20 October 2011 4 players Atlético Madrid and/or 1 other club €5 million
11 November 2011 Stijn Schaars Sporting 37.5% €318,750 PSV
3 February 2012 A player A club ( NOT Sporting ) €2.5 million
17 February 2012 João Mário Sporting 25% €400,000 Internazionale
17 February 2012 Cristian Ponde Sporting 25% €100,000 in current squad
18 January 2013 Koke Atlético Madrid 30% €3 million in current squad
18 January 2013 A player Atlético Madrid 30% €2 million
Quality Sports IV Investments
Quality Sports IV Investments LPTypelimited partnershipIndustrySport investmentFounded18 October 2011 ( 2011-10-18 ) [ 28 ] HeadquartersSaint Helier , JerseyOwnerunknown ( limited partner ) Quality Sports IV Jersey GP ( general partner ) SubsidiariesQuality Football Ireland IV ( via ABS contracts ) Quality Football Fund Ireland Limited ( id : 498687 ) had acquired the economics rights of five players from two clubs on 20 October 2011 for €10 million and 1 thousand ( later revealed one of the player ( and club ) was Eduardo Salvio of Atlético Madrid [ 3 ] ) , as well as a lump sum option of €10 million to another club to purchase . On 11 November 2011 , the fund acquired one additional player from one additional club for €318,750 , matching the announcement of Sporting on selling Stijn Schaars . [ 29 ] The fund was renamed to Quality Football Ireland IV Limited in 2012 and later Quality Football Ireland IV Designated Activity Company in 2016 . In February 2012 , the fund acquired three more players ' economic rights for a total of €3,000,000 from two clubs , [ 30 ] matching the announcement of Sporting for João Mário ( 20% for €400,000 ) and Cristian Ponde ( 25% for €100,000 ) . [ 31 ] [ 18 ] [ 29 ] Thus , the fund had a player asset totaling €13.3 million as of February 2012 financed by Quality Sports IV Investments LP of Jersey Island . [ 28 ] A leaked document also shown Atlético Madrid sold 30% economic rights of Koke to the fourth fund on 18 January 2013 , for €3 million , as part of the deal to cancel a €5 million debt of the club to the fund related to Eduardo Salvio for €5 million on 31 July 2012 .
Quality Sports Investments is a chain of companies dedicated to football investments. Through Quality Football Ireland, the company held footballer's contract rights. QSI also invited investors to buy their financial products: the economic rights in packs. It was reported that Jorge Mendes and Peter Kenyon were behind the fund. It was also rumoured that FIFA was investigating the fund as third party ownership is actually not allowed and a possible conflict of interests of the agent Mendes and CAA. Creative Artists Agency, the manager of the investment fund, had set up Quality Sports Investments LP (one) to Quality Sports V Investments LP (five), as well as Quality Sports Investments Fund Limited, Quality Sports Investments Fund GP Limited, Quality Sports Jersey GP Limited (one to five) in Jersey. In Ireland, there were three companies, namely Quality Football Ireland Limited, Quality Football Ireland III Limited and Quality Football IV Ireland Limited.