Adrian Mutu Force to Pay £13.68 Million in Damages to Chelsea
Fiorentina striker Adrian Mutu has been told that he must pay former club Chelsea damages totalling £13.68 million for breach of contract. Back in 2003 Chelsea signed Mutu for the fee of £15 million only for him to be sacked a year later for testing positive for cocaine. FIFA have ruled the Romanian to pay Chelsea this fee to which Mutu describes as inhumane. He believes that he has not committed a crime that deserves such a fine.
Adrian Mutu is set to appeal against FIFA’s ruling but Chelsea believe the fine to be just for his actions. The fine is based on loss of earnings and the length of time the player had left to serve on his contract. Mutu has just rebuilt his career since the incident at Chelsea and FIFA’s recent ruling has brought the whole thing back to haunt him.
