Chelsea get Mutu compensation nod
Mutu signed for Juventus in January
Chelsea have been given the green light by the Premier League appeals committee to seek compensation following Adrian Mutu's move to Juventus.
The Blues are seeking to recover £8m of the £15.8m they paid Parma for the Romanian, who was sacked last October after testing positive for cocaine.
Chelsea say the striker, now with Juventus, broke his contract by persistent misconduct.
The 26-year-old striker is serving a worldwide ban which expires in May.
Although Mutu is Chelsea's opponent in the case, if any damages were awarded, they would be payable by Juventus.
The matter will now be referred to Fifa, and it is possible Chelsea could even take the matter to a civil court.
Mutu was dismissed last October for gross misconduct after the positive test.
Following a Football Association hearing in November, he was fined £20,000 and suspended from all football for seven months.
Chelsea were anxious to block Mutu signing for another club on a free transfer at the end of his suspension but he signed for Juventus in February and has been training for them since.
A statement from the Premier League read: "The appeals committee concluded that the conduct of the player in taking banned drugs was gross misconduct which entitled the club to treat the player's contract as at an end and amounted to a unilateral breach without just cause or sporting just cause.
"The club is therefore entitled to proceed to seek compensation and sporting sanctions from the dispute resolution chamber (DRC) of Fifa."
Mutu signed for Juventus in January
Chelsea have been given the green light by the Premier League appeals committee to seek compensation following Adrian Mutu's move to Juventus.
The Blues are seeking to recover £8m of the £15.8m they paid Parma for the Romanian, who was sacked last October after testing positive for cocaine.
Chelsea say the striker, now with Juventus, broke his contract by persistent misconduct.
The 26-year-old striker is serving a worldwide ban which expires in May.
Although Mutu is Chelsea's opponent in the case, if any damages were awarded, they would be payable by Juventus.
The matter will now be referred to Fifa, and it is possible Chelsea could even take the matter to a civil court.
Mutu was dismissed last October for gross misconduct after the positive test.
Following a Football Association hearing in November, he was fined £20,000 and suspended from all football for seven months.
Chelsea were anxious to block Mutu signing for another club on a free transfer at the end of his suspension but he signed for Juventus in February and has been training for them since.
A statement from the Premier League read: "The appeals committee concluded that the conduct of the player in taking banned drugs was gross misconduct which entitled the club to treat the player's contract as at an end and amounted to a unilateral breach without just cause or sporting just cause.
"The club is therefore entitled to proceed to seek compensation and sporting sanctions from the dispute resolution chamber (DRC) of Fifa."
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