Mutu ordered to pay Chelsea £12m

[Ballykissdevil]

It was Chelsea's decision to fire him. Any money they lost because of it is surely their own fault. A normal person in a normal job wouldn't be expected to compensate their employer if they got sacked, whatever the reason.

They would if they breached terms of signing on. For example, a person can be fined for “moonlighting” if they sign a contract to the effect that they will work exclusively for one company. Or, if their behaviour in some way jeopordises the finances of said company they will be liable for it.

All depends on what they signed!

[Kenneth]

£16m they paid for him.He breached the terms of him contract.

The transfer fee is only a consequential loss. It didn't go to Mutu.

Chelsea did not attempt to mitigate their loss. This would count against them. They could have signed him in to sporting chance and subsequently sold him for £10m+. If you don't mitigate consequential loss, you won't get it back. Wages, they have a case for.

[TheStig]

He will never ever have to pay it, its just another case of fifas kangaroo court system, as soon as he takes it to civil court they will laugh it out.

****ing jokers honestly.

Exactly.

(Well, he might end up paying something, but it won't be £12m)

[redheart]

In civil court if he goes to it (and in this case he will ingnore the usual stipulation not to go) Chelsea will get nowhere 12 million.

As stated they did not mitigate their losses by attempting to rehabilitate him, and then sell him. They correctly terminated his contract which is the penalty they are allowed to impose. However, he will be liable for a proportion of the wages that he received whilst employed by Chelsea (but not all).

[peterstannard]

I would have thought he'd have sorted his finances out in anticipation of this outcome and will just declare himself backrupt and move on.