FIFA has accepted the claim of Argentine defender Leandro Vega against Emelecwhich has a deadline of 45 days for the payment of items for owed salaries and fees for termination of the contract.

Vega joined the millionaire team in 2018 and played until 2021 for the 2022 season, he was loaned to the Chilean Antofagasta, the season from which the loan originates and as a result, the demand of the Argentine, who had a signed contract with the Blues until June 2023.

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For transfer to Chile, Emelec and Vega signed an addendum to the contract which stipulates that the player “You will receive fees” of 10,000 per month.

He On December 29, 2022, the player asked Emelco to pay $195,000 and the date of his return to work, and after receiving an answer about the “work permit” from the blues, on January 15 he announced the early termination of the contract “allegedly for a justified reason”.

The lawsuit was filed with FIFA on February 2 with the request of payment of fees for 2022, bonus for 2021, award for 2020-2021 and 2021-2022.for a total of 250,000 dollars “plus balances unduly withheld January, February and March 2022″ ia compensation of 217,500 dollars.

The amount claimed in The claim was for $467,500 plus retained arrears and late payment interest.

After analyzing the request, decision FIFA’s Dispute Resolution Chamber determines that in 2022 USD 10,000 must be paid for each month between May and December, plus 5% p.a. until today’s date. Likewise in January 2023.

additionally, 217,500 is expected to be paid out “in concept compensation for breach of contract without justifiable reason”, also with 5% annual interest “from January 15, 2023 until today.

Emelec has 45 days to pay Vega, with a warning of consequences such as banning the registration of new players for up to three periods, enforcement will remain under “exclusively at the request of the prosecutor”. (D)