Adrian Mutu must pay Chelsea £13.6m

[Renegade T]

FIFA have ruled that Fiorentina striker Adrian Mutu must pay Chelsea £13.6m as compensation for the rescission of his contract in 2004.

Chelsea sacked Mutu in October 2004 when a post-match drugs test found cocaine in his blood.

The Blues had paid £13m to sign the Romanian international from Parma but received nothing when he signed for Juventus after his ban expired.

FIFA have decided that Mutu should have to make amends with Chelsea and the West London giants have welcomed the verdict.

“We are happy with the decision to award us this sum in compensation for what has happened,” a statement read.

“This is an important step for football because it recognises the damage that drugs can do in the game and shows that we must all take responsibility.”

Mutu can still appeal the decision in the Court for Justice in Sport and is almost certain to do so.

[celtboy]

FIFA have ordered Adrian Mutu to pay Chelsea £13.68million in compensation after testing positive for cocaine while at Stamford Bridge.
Mutu, 29, failed a drug test in 2004 and was banned for seven months before moving to Juventus and Fiorentina after getting sacked by Chelsea.
Mutu's lawyer, Cristian Sarbu, claimed earlier in the summer that his client was told to pay £9.6million by FIFA and that the Romania striker would be contesting the ruling.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport had ordered FIFA to make a ruling and the matter went to the Dispute Resolution Chamber of the world governing body.
"The club can confirm that it has received the decision from FIFA's Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC) on the claim made against Adrian Mutu," read a statement from Chelsea.
"Chelsea is delighted with the DRC's decision to award the club £13.68million in compensation."
Mutu was signed in 2003 at the start of Roman Abramovich's era as owner of the club and enjoyed a promising start at Stamford Bridge before his form tailed off.
After his dismissal, Chelsea began proceedings to claim damages from the player bought from Parma.
Their statement added: "This is an important decision for football. Not only did the DRC make us a very significant monetary award, the decision also recognised the damaging effect incidents involving drugs has on football and the responsibilities we all have in this area.
"Chelsea will now be following the process laid out in the DRC's decision to claim the money from Mutu."
Adrian Mutu factfile
1979: Born on January 8 in Calinesti, Romania.
1996: Begins career with Arges Dacia Pitesti.
1998: Joins Dinamo Bucharest.
1999: In the 1999-2000 season he explodes on Romanian scene with 18 goals in 18 top-flight matches for Dinamo and wins first Romania cap in 2-0 defeat by Greece in Athens.
2000: Joins Inter Milan in January from Dinamo but with club having the likes of Ronaldo, Christian Vieri and Alvaro Recoba on their books opportunities are limited.
In the summer he moves to Verona.
2001: In the 2001-02 season he scores 12 Serie A goals for Verona who are relegated after being out of the danger zone all season until a disastrous late run of results. Defeat on final day sees them drop into bottom four.
2002: Parma sign Mutu, who has his best season to date with 17 Serie A goals and four in the UEFA Cup.
Forges a dangerous partnership with Brazilian striker Adriano in 2002-03 season, yielding 33 Serie A goals.
2003: August 9 - Appointed Parma captain but they agree a fee with Chelsea and he opens talks over a five-year contract in a reported £15.8million transfer deal.
August 14 - Completes move to Chelsea. Scores on his debut for the Blues in a 2-1 win over Leicester and goes on to notch four in his first three games.
October 22 - Nets winner in Champions League clash with Lazio at Stamford Bridge.
May - Ends first season at Chelsea with 10 goals.
September - Limited to two substitute appearances early on in the season, against Crystal Palace and Aston Villa.
October 6 - Mutu reveals he is in "open conflict" with new Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, whom he accuses of blocking Mutu from playing for Romania because of an injury when the player claims he is fit.
October 9 - Defies Mourinho by playing for his country against the Czech Republic. Mourinho fines the player for his earlier comments and brands him a liar.
October 16 - Left out of the squad to play Manchester City.
October 18 - Reported to have failed a drugs test for a banned substance.
October 19 - Professional Footballers' Association confirm Mutu has tested positive for cocaine.
October 29 - Sacked by Chelsea for failing a drugs test.
November 4 - Suspended for seven months and fined £20,000 by the Football Association.
2005: January: Serie A side Juventus unveil Mutu after the player signs for the Turin club ahead of his ban expiring in May.
April 20: Chelsea are given the all-clear by the Premier League to pursue a claim for compensation from the player.
2006: July - Joins Fiorentina for around £6million.
2007: Serie A giants Roma lodge a bid to buy Mutu but instead the forward signs a new deal with la Viola.
2008: FIFA award Chelsea £13.68million compensation from Mutu.

[cfcpaolo87]

As if the bastards don't already have enough money...

[Hut*Hut]

could mutu even afford this? this is probably his whole careers earnings, seems harsh.

[Dazza]

Chelsea sacked him but... :|

[Flashback]

Is a bit harsh to me

[david_trezeguet]

totaly shit they sacked him.............great down to earth guy got pics with him and spoke to him a few months back when fiorentina where in glasgow

[Hammer]

Totally shit they sacked him? He was doing class A drugs they had no choice but to.

The punishment is way, way overboard but Chelsea did the right thing getting rid of him imo.

[david_trezeguet]

i ment its shit what they are doing just the way i have typed it just let the guy get on with his football......they sacked him should be end of

they took the right action in sacking him

[zacky_v]

How would the guy pay this ?
would it be monthly installments or would they would a one off payment ?
Figure seems a bit harsh too

[pHatRon67]

Originally Posted by Dazza

Chelsea sacked him but... :|

Exactly.

They ditched the player and are now pissed off because he's good, always has been good, and they chucked him out, their loss.

[ChampionsElect]

Sacked him for taking banned substances. They didn't have much of a choice

[celticdaftdan]

Ouch thats alot of money, it's weird that fifa orderd this and not chelsea.