[2] The clubs Stabæk and Vålerenga were later fined 500,000 and 350,000 Norwegian kroner respectively, by a committee (påtalenemd) of Football Association of Norway.
In the following trial the involved parties were cleared of all charges, and the Norwegian state paid compensation following the wrongful prosecution ruling.
Facing legal actions from the acquitted The Norwegian Football Association chose to settle out of court also paying compensations.
- As late as a half year before the option agreement with Vålerenga was signed, Stabæk was evaluating if they 'should use Norwegian kroner 250000 on a 15-year old with a potential for being resold [with a profit] (salgspotensial),' according to a report from the athletic committee of the team from Bærum.
"[1] Furthermore, "Påtalenemnda finds this 'remarkable' [1] since the option agreement in the short term resulted in an infusion (to the economically troubled Stabæk)—four times as much as the Gunnarson transfer, which has been recorded in the notes of the board of directors (styrets protokoll)" TV 2 also claimed that Stabæk declined an offer of 5 million NOK from Rosenborg for Gunnarsson.
[3] In October 2011, Nancy asked for a resolution in trying to reclaim €250,000, since Rosenborg BK had put an option for 5 million NOK (€500,000).
[10] On the same day, The National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime (Økokrim) was securing evidences at both Vålerenga's and Stabæk's offices.
[12] On 2 December 2011, NFF released the Fair Play table for the 2011 Tippeligaen with Stabæk positioned on a fourth place, behind Tromsø, Molde and Rosenborg.