For 3 nearly years now he's been faced with having to pay Chelsea £14.7m for breach of payment for breach of contract resulting from his sacking for cocaine use.
All appeals so far have failed, viz:-
On 14 September 2007, Mutu submitted to the DRC a brief stating the “Position of Player Mutu regarding Chelsea FC’s petition for an award of compensation”, requesting its rejection, and asking FIFA to open an investigation against the Club for having used and/or dealt with unlicensed agents. But Mutu failed to suspend the arbitration and his claim for unlicensed agent was found no such violation emerged.
On 7 May 2008, FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber ordered Mutu to pay €17,173,990 in compensation to his former club, Chelsea FC, for breach of contract. It included € 16,500,000 for unamortised portion of the transfer fee paid to Parma, €307,340 for unamortised portion of the sign-on fee (received by Mutu), and €366,650 for unamortised portion of the fee to the Agent, but already not to take into account for the determination of the damages the amounts already paid by the Club to the Player (being the consideration for the services rendered) or the remaining value of the Employment Contract (valued for €10,858,500). Mutu have to pay within 30 days after informed the decision in August 2008.
Mutu lodged an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport for the second time, On 31 July 2009, the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed an appeal filed by Mutu regarding his fine, Mutu is ordered to pay to Chelsea FC the amount, plus interest of 5% p.a. starting on 12 September 2008 until the effective date of payment, and the matter will be submitted to the FIFA Disciplinary Committee for its. In addition, Mutu had to pay the costs of the arbitration of both parties, and have to pay CHF 50,000 to Chelsea FC contribution towards the legal and other costs incurred in connection with these arbitration proceedings.
The fee to be paid to Chelsea The fine was the highest ever levied by FIFA.
After, it was reported Mutu may banned from football and forced him to retire due not paying the compensation, Mutu started his third appeal, this time to the Swiss Federal Court in October 2009. This is ongoing and needs to be taken into account by Cook and co. as and if any negotiations with both Fiorentina and the player himself takes place.
