Lawyers spoke about possible sanctions against Varela, who left Dynamo

Lawyers spoke about the sanctions that can be applied to Dynamo defender Guillermo Varela, who left the Moscow team.

On Sunday, Match TV reported that Varela had left the location of Dynamo and flew away from Russia. The agreement of the 29-year-old Uruguayan with the club is valid until the summer of 2023. In their statement, the “white-blue” noted that they consider the player’s actions as a violation of contractual obligations.

— Leaving the base, the player committed a breach of contractual discipline. And such behavior can be punished in accordance with labor laws, and then the case will be considered in terms of sports sanctions. Possible financial sanctions, reprimand, if they are provided for by his contract and relevant regulations. First of all, disciplinary sanctions for gross violation of the contract should be applied, the issue of financial sanctions is decided by the appropriate jurisdictional body, – quotes the words of the chairman of the commission on sports law of the Russian Bar Association Sergey Alekseev “RB Sport”.

Anna Antseliovich, head of the sports practice of the Clever Consult legal group, noted that if Dynamo did not have a written confirmation with the player that they had agreed with the player, he could suspend the agreement.

– If Dynamo has written confirmation that they have agreed with the player, then he had no right to violate the contract. If there was no such written agreement, he could suspend the contract. Dynamo may try to recognize such a suspension as disrespectful in the relevant jurisdictional bodies. Usually this is the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber, often such disputes are not taken out of the scope of football bodies, Anceliovich added.