Justice ruled in favor of the Brazilian, who was asking for compensation of 14.8 million
Barça has appealed the sentence before the Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia
FC Barcelona was sentenced to pay 7.7 million euros to Matheus Fernandes for wrongful dismissal, according to the program ‘Què t’hi jugues’ of Cadena Ser. The Brazilian player had taken his dismissal to court after the club decided to terminate his contract in the summer of 2021 and the court condemned the club in a ruling dating from last November.
Justice then ruled in his favor, although not in its entirety, since the footballer had requested compensation of 14.8 million euros for the moral damages caused by his dismissal. From Barça, they explain that they have already appealed this sentence before the Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia The Blaugrana club already paid the player 810,000 euros last October that he was owed for the salary negotiation.
Matheus Fernandes was signed by Barça in January 2020 by the previous board of directors. He arrived from Palmeiras for seven million euros plus three in variables and only played 17 minutes in the Barça shirt. He was in an inconsequential Champions League match against Dinamo kyiv. The player had a salary of about five million per season. Barça terminated his contract, which lasted until June 30, 2025, in June 2021. While he was owned by Barça, he played half a season on loan at Valladolid, a team in which he did not have much prominence, playing only three games .
TOUR TO BRAZIL
Once his contract was terminated by the blaugrana entity he returned to Palmeiras. He currently plays on loan at Bragantino after having also done so on loan at Atlético Paranaense.
