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Spanish court ‘orders Barcelona to pay Matheus Fernandes £7.5m for wrongful dismissal’ after terminating his contract BY EMAIL last summer, with the Brazilian’s contract terminated after making just ONE appearance for the team in a five year contract
- Barcelona have been forced to pay £7.5m to midfielder Matheus Fernandes
- The LaLiga giants decided to terminate the 24-year-old’s contract by email in 2021
- He was devastated to be fired after signing a five-year contract through 2025.
- Fernandes and his legal team demanded £13 million, but received £7.5 million instead.
Barcelona have been forced to pay their former midfielder Matheus Fernandes £7.5m after terminating his contract via email.
The Brazilian, who played just 17 minutes of first-team football for Barcelona, has decided to sue his former employers over their treatment of him.
He was frustrated at how the La Liga giants sacked him via email and denied him a proper presentation ceremony when he signed for the club.
Barcelona have been forced to pay £7.5m to their former midfielder Matheus Fernandes
Fernandes, who joined Barca in January 2020 for £6m, was released in the summer of 2021 after making just one late substitute appearance against Dynamo Kyiv.
The 24-year-old midfielder was devastated to be sacked, having signed a five-year contract that would keep him at Camp Nou until 2025.
Fernandes was also frustrated with the way his contract was terminated and decided to sue the LaLiga giants as a result.
The Brazilian (left), who played just 17 minutes of first-team football for Barcelona, has decided to sue his former employers over their treatment of him.
Fernandes instructed a group of lawyers, who launched the lawsuit and demanded £13 million from the club in compensation.
However, a court decided against the £13 million and instructed Barcelona to pay £7.5 million instead.
When asked to speak about his departure from Barcelona, Fernandes said: “I didn’t know [about being released]And when they told me I couldn’t believe it.
“I was at home, I was out with my wife and I received a message from the club asking if I had the same email address. I confirmed it and then received it.
He was frustrated at how the La Liga giants sacked him via email and denied him a proper presentation ceremony when he signed for the club.
He went on to add: ‘I didn’t get it. [the dismissal], I sent it to my manager and lawyer. They said it was my dismissal.
‘Time passed and my name came out in the press. No conversation, nothing, they didn’t even call to say hello and goodbye.
Fernandes finished by saying that he had “always dreamed” of playing for the LaLiga giants, but said the reality never lived up to the dream as he “was not treated like a footballer”.