FIFA ban Chelsea from transfer activity until January 2011
Blues found guilty of inducing breach of contract
Chelsea won’t be able to register any new players in the next two transfer windows as UEFA have found them guilty of inducing French teenager Gael Kakuta to breach his contract with Lens.
The 18-year-old winger joined Chelsea in 2007, and was the youth team top scorer and academy player of the year in 2007/08. He has been held “jointly and severally liable” in this case.
A statement on the FIFA website reads:
The French club had lodged a claim with FIFA seeking compensation for breach of contract from the player and requesting also sporting sanctions to be imposed on the player and the English club for breach of contract and inducement to breach of contract respectively.
The DRC found that the player had indeed breached a contract signed with the French club. Equally, the DRC deemed it to be established that the English club induced the player to such a breach.
As a result the player was condemned to pay compensation in the amount of €780,000, for which the club, Chelsea, are jointly and severally liable, and sporting sanctions were imposed on both the player and Chelsea in accordance with art. 17 par. 3 and 4 of the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players.
This will come as a huge blow to Chelsea, who will have undoubtedly wanted to make some changes to their aging squad in the next eighteen months. Roman Abramovich and his diminishing bank balance, however, might not be so devastated.
Some Chelsea message boards are now suggesting this is part of the big nasty UEFA conspiracy that saw Didier Drogba and Jose Bosingwa earn European bans.
14 responses so far
TonyH // September 3, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Serves those silly muppets right.
Chavski fools!
Peter Footals // September 3, 2009 at 1:57 pm
Ha Ha Ha!
Brilliant News!
David // September 3, 2009 at 2:17 pm
This is a pretty big deal. A very big deal… Wenger can call the Eduardo dive a “witch hunt” all he wants, but this is really something to get up in arms about.
McRib // September 3, 2009 at 2:23 pm
This news has made my day.
Mademyday // September 3, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Can’t stop laughing.
Stupid Chavy Chavski Fools!
Kiara // September 3, 2009 at 2:55 pm
Ohh please..! wtf?
Troy // September 3, 2009 at 3:10 pm
I bet FIFA have planned it to be converted to a fine after Chelsea appeal, and this is just a warning.
Gael Kakuta // September 3, 2009 at 3:21 pm
Can anyone lend me a tenner?
John Swaine // September 3, 2009 at 3:43 pm
EPIC!
That’s a beating. That’s an actual beating.
Could be worse though – imagine if you were Man utd and had that slapped on you! Chelsea’s squad is aging but it’s certainly deep enough to cope with this
Upminster Iron // September 3, 2009 at 4:28 pm
This is clearly karma for what they’re trying to do to Mutu.
Dokièh // September 3, 2009 at 8:15 pm
- Ok, it wasn’t fair, but there’s no conspiracy at all.
- I agree with Upminster Iron, lol.
reality check // September 3, 2009 at 8:49 pm
What about the Cole and Essien tapping up? How come they didn’t get fined for those?
wllmhll // September 4, 2009 at 12:59 am
an 18 year old has to pay 700k?
i think the difference between kakuta and cole’s tapping ups is chelsea told kakuta to break contract with the club.
melo90 // September 4, 2009 at 6:46 am
as much as i dislike chelsea that’s still pretty f’d up, their squad is aging and is definitely going to affect them while keeping up with big competition
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