Adrian Mutu Ordered to Pay Chelsea £13m
August 16, 2008
Adrian Mutu will now need to pay Chelsea £13,680,000 in damages, FIFA have ordered. This relates to his failed drug test in 2004 in which he has given a 7 month ban for testing positive for cocaine.
Mutu signed for Chelsea from Serie A team Parma in 2003 for over £15m. Less than a year later he’d disgraced himself and was both banned and sacked.
To make matters worse, he was originally fined £9.6m but this has been increased by £4m on appeal. After serving his ban, Mutu again returned to Serie A, playing for Juventus. He was later sold to Fiorentina for 10 million Euros.
It is now unclear exactly what will happen if Mutu refuses to pay - legal action and a further ban appear likely. Mutu has one final chance - he can appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
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