Mutu fine put on hold
Monday 5 October, 2009
The £14.6m fine imposed on Adrian Mutu by the Court of Arbitration for Sport [CAS] has reportedly been suspended.
Reports coming out of Romania this evening are suggesting that the Fiorentina man has won a provisional reprieve after an appeal.
“This is a temporary suspension of the decision taken by the Swiss Federal Court,” Victor Becali, the player’s agent, revealed.
Mutu was dismissed by Chelsea in 2004 after he tested positive for a banned substance while at Stamford Bridge.
The Romanian revived his career with a move to Juventus and then Fiorentina, but he was this year ordered to pay Chelsea compensation by the CAS.
However, now it seems that the whole case will have to be re-examined after his entourage and the player himself announced their intention to fight against the multi-million pound punishment.
Mutu, now 30, has struggled for form this season after admitting that he had been finding it tough to deal with the sentence imposed on him.