Athlete was fired by the club in 2021 for not complying with the schedule set by the club.
Fired in 2021 by Sevilla for failing to perform tasks aimed at losing weight, defender Joris Gnagnon was ordered to pay 1,058,402.78 euros (more than R$6 million) to his former club due to his misconduct. The decision was issued by the Social Court Number 1 of Seville. The information is from the Spanish website “Mucho Deporte”. Discover the best football updates on ai football score.
Gnagnon arrived at Sevilla in 2018, who paid 13.5 million euros (which would be equivalent to R$84.8 million at the current exchange rate).
In his first season, he was a reserve for most of the time and played 16 official matches, 13 as a starter.
After a loan spell at Rennes, the club that had sold him to Sevilla, he returned for the 2020/2021 season weighing 105 kilos, 14 more than his ideal weight. He was diagnosed with type 1 obesity.
Six days after Sevilla’s coaching staff sent him an exercise program and a meal plan, he had increased to 107.4 kg. Stay ahead of the curve with ToSport.
