In a virtual hearing that took place last Friday, Independiente de Avellaneda and the representative of Fernando Gaibor, the current Barcelona SC midfielder, appeared before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS, for the French acronym).
That’s because the Argentine club appealed against a FIFA ruling in favor of the Ecuadorian midfielder, which forces the Argentines to pay the player $2,394,000.
“FIFA claims that Independiente must cancel this sum which corresponds to ‘the compensation owed and compensation for breach of contract without just cause.’ To this amount we must add 5% plus annual interest calculated from February 23, 2023 until the effective date of the payment,” the portal notes. DoubleYellow.
The club claims that Gaibor’s accusation is unfounded since the player “never had the intention to return to the club and therefore had no desire to continue with the contract” and also that “the income reported by the footballer during the period of the contract with the club is an income that is below what he really earned,” the site added.
Likewise, it was emphasized that the decision made by the organization will be known in March 2024, so that the Argentines would not have problems in their transfer market.
“Meanwhile, the club’s general secretary, Daniel Seoane, is conducting parallel negotiations with the Ecuadorian and his representative in order to reach an agreement on payment in the event that the CAS verdict is unfavorable,” the portal concluded. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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