Solidarity Contribution
Texto da decisão
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REF TMS 9082
Decision of the
Dispute Resolution Chamber
passed on 15 November 2021
regarding solidarity contribution in connection with the transfer of the player
Souleymane Doukara to Al Ettifaq (Saudi Arabia)
BY:
Frans De Weger (the Netherlands)
CLAIMANT:
CATANIA SPA, Italy
RESPONDENT:
Al Ettifaq, Saudi Arabia
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REF TMS 9082
I. FACTS OF THE CASE
Player:
Souleymane DOUKARA
Date of birth:
29 September 1991
Player passport:
issued by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC) on 4 May 2016
Season
Birthday
03/04
07/08
08/09
09/10
10/11
11/12
12/13
12/13
13/14
13/14
14/15
12 - 16
th
17th
18th
19th
20th
21st
21st
22nd
22nd
23rd
Sporting Season
(Italy):
Relevant transfer:
th
Club(s)
Registration dates
Status
/
/
/
Rovigo Calcio S.R.L.
Rovigo Calcio S.R.L.
Rovigo Calcio S.R.L.
Vibonese Calcio S.R.L.
Vibonese Calcio S.R.L.
Catania SPA
Catania SPA
Juve Stabia S.P.A.
Catania SPA
28/11/08 – 30/06/09
01/07/09 – 30/06/10
01/07/10 – 30/06/11
05/08/11 – 30/06/12
01/07/12 – 01/07/12
02/07/12 – 30/06/13
01/07/13 – 01/09/13
02/09/13 – 30/06/14
01/07/14 – 20/07/14
Amateur
Amateur
Amateur
Professional
Professional
Professional
Professional
Professional (Loan)
Professional
1 July until 30 June of the following year
24 August 2019, from Antalyaspor Spor (Turkey) to Al Ettifaq (Saudi Arabia) as
a professional (out of contract)
The transfer instruction indicated that the player and Antalyaspor Spor mutually
terminated their employment contract by way of a termination agreement, and
that the registration of the player with Al Ettifaq was as a free agent and
without a transfer agreement between the two clubs of reference.
The termination agreement dated 15 August 2019, stipulated that the player
and Antalyaspor Spor agreed, on the player’s request, to mutually terminate
the contract which was valid as from 31 January 2018 until 31 May 2020
against the payment by the player to the club of an amount of EUR 2,000,000
net.
The termination agreement further stipulated that in consideration of the
outstanding amount due by the club to the player, i.e. EUR 165,000, the parties
agreed on an amount of EUR 1,835,000 net payable by the latter to the former
as “a compensation for the premature termination of his employment contract
(..) on or before 26.08.2019”.
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REF TMS 9082
The termination agreement also stipulated the following:
“The Parties hereby explicitly declare and accept that this right cannot be
exercised after the deadline. For the sake of clarity, this Agreement shall take
effect under the condition precedent of the receipt of the bank transfer of
1.835.000.-Euros by Antalyaspor without prejudice to the commitment of the
Player stated under art. III/2,3,4 below. Antalyaspor undertakes to issue the ITC
when the club receives the fixed termination fee, i.e. the amount of 1.835.000.Euros, on its account”.
Finally, the termination agreement contained the following clauses:
“2. In addition to the fixed compensation amount stipulated above, the Player
will pay 10% of any transfer fee/revenue received by his following club for his
temporary and/or permanent transfer(s) to a third club, to the Club”;
“3. If the Player is being transferred to a third club by his following club not in
return for a compensation but in return for different acquisitions, including
exchange of players, friendly matches etc. the Player will be obliged to pay 10%
of his net market value to the Club (…)”;
“4. If the agreement between the Player and his following club contain a clause
that may enable the Player to become a free agent upon the payment of a
certain amount, the Club shall also be entitled to 10% of such amount”; and
“6. All amounts stipulated under this agreement, including the 10% rates, are
net of any taxes and deductions and therefore the Club shall collect the full
amount”.
The player signed an employment contract with Al Ettifaq on 18 August 2019
which provided in its clause nr. 2 the following:
“The term of the contract is (Two seasons), and will take effect upon the taking
effect of the termination agreement between The Antalyaspor and The Player
(which was signed on 15/08/2019 and shall take effect under the condition
precedent of the receipt by Antalyaspor by 26/08/2019 of a termination fee
payable by The Player in the amount of €1,835,000 (…)), and will end on
30/06/2021 AD with an optional extension for one other season starting from
01/07/2021 and ending on 30/06/2022”.
The contract inter alia foresaw the following fixed down payments:
-
EUR 2,000,000 on or before 19 August 2019 as a “First advance
payment”;
USD 575,000 on or before 2 October 2019 as a “Second advance
payment”;
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REF TMS 9082
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USD 400,000 on or before 15 July 2020 as a “Third advance payment”;
and
USD 86,365 on or before 31 August 2019 as a “bonus payment”.
The contract provided inter alia the following monthly salaries:
- USD 136,365 “including air tickets cost for then months from end of
September 2019 until end of June 2020”; and
- USD 91,666 “including air tickets cost for twelve months from end of July
2020 until end of June 2021”.
Clause nr. 12 of the contract read as follows: “Sell on fee: The Player is entitled
to receive 10% of next sale. On other words, Ettifaq Saudi FC accepts to pay
10% to The Player of any fee of future permanent or loan transfer of The
Player”.
Claimant club:
CATANIA SPA (Italy)
Respondent club:
Al Ettifaq (Saudi Arabia)
Claim and Response:
1.
On 22 September 2021, the Claimant lodged a claim against the Respondent and requested the
payment of 0.67% of “any compensation payable by the Respondent for the transfer of the
Player from Antalyaspor” corresponding to its portion of the solidarity contribution, on the basis
of the registration of the player with the Claimant, plus 5% interest p.a. as from the due date.
2.
On 23 September 2021, the FIFA administration informed the Claimant of the financial
conditions contained in the aforementioned termination agreement and requested for the
latter’s comments.
3.
On 3 October 2021, the Claimant explained that, in line with the Regulations on the Status and
Transfer of Players (RSTP) , DRC and CAS jurisprudence, the amount of EUR 1,835,000 payable
by the player to the former club as per the contents of the termination agreement is to be
considered as a transfer compensation.
4.
In particular, the Claimant held that the payment of the said amount constitutes a buy-out clause
as per the said jurisprudence, that is to say de facto “an anticipated acceptance of a future
possible transfer of a player against the payment of the relevant predetermined amount”.
5.
Consequently, deeming that, as per CAS jurisprudence, the constitutive elements of a transfer
of a player between clubs were fulfilled, the Claimant held that the execution of the buy-out
clause must be considered as a transfer in the sense of art. 21 and Annexe 5 of the RSTP, and
therefore solidarity contribution is due on the said amount.
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REF TMS 9082
6.
What is more, the Claimant sustained that the buy-out clause cannot be triggered without the
payment of the whole buy-out fee, i.e. EUR 1,835,000. As such, in line with DRC and CAS
jurisprudence, said amount is to be considered as a net sum and therefore solidarity contribution
should be added on top for the purposes of its calculation.
7.
Therefore, the Claimant explained that the total transfer amount inclusive of solidarity
contribution to be considered in the present matter corresponded to EUR 1,931,578.85.
8.
Finally, bearing all the above in mind, the Claimant amended its claim and requested the
payment of EUR 12,941, plus 5% interest p.a. as of 23 September 2019 until the date of
effective payment.
9.
On 5 October 2021, the FIFA administration notified the claim of the Claimant to the Respondent
and requested the latter to provide its comments via the Transfer Matching System (TMS) by no
later than 25 October 2021.
10.
The Respondent did not submit its comments via TMS within the aforementioned deadline.
11.
On 8 November 2021, the Respondent submitted a correspondence via email which’s content
was unreadable.
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REF TMS 9082
II. LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS
Applicable law:
Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP): June 2019 edition
Procedural Rules Governing the Football Tribunal (Procedural Rules): October
2021 edition
Jurisdiction:
Yes, uncontested
Admissible:
Yes, uncontested
Decision:
1.
The Claimant requested the payment of its share of solidarity contribution on the transfer of the
player to the Respondent.
2.
In particular, the Claimant based the present claim on its interpretation of the contents of the
termination agreement concluded between the player and Antalyaspor Spor. As such, the
Claimant held that the player was transferred from his former club to the Respondent against
the payment of a transfer fee of EUR 1,931,578.85.
3.
The Respondent did not reply to the claim within the given time limit and via TMS. As such, in
line with art. 21 par. 1 and art. 27 par. 1 of the Procedural Rules, the allegations of the Claimant
remained uncontested.
4.
According to art. 1 par. 1 of Annexe 5 of the RSTP, if a professional move during the course of
a contract, 5% of any compensation paid within the scope of this transfer, not including training
compensation paid to his former club, shall be deducted from the total amount of this
compensation and distributed by the new club as a solidarity contribution to the club(s) involved
in his training and education over the years. This solidarity contribution reflects the number of
years (calculated pro rata if less than one year) he was registered with the relevant club(s)
between the seasons of his 12th and 23rd birthdays.
5.
Equally, as per art. 2 par. 2 of Annexe 5 of the RSTP, the entitlement to solidarity contribution is
determined as per the player’s career history as provided in the player passport(s).
6.
According to the player passport issued by the FIGC, the player was registered with the Claimant
as from 2 July 2012 until 1 September 2013 and as from 1 July 2014 until 20 July 2014.
7.
Thus, it is determined that the player was registered with the Claimant during:
a. 364 days of the player’s 21st birthday season;
b. 63 days of the player’s 22nd birthday season; and
c. 20 days of the player’s 23rd birthday season.
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REF TMS 9082
8.
As per art. 1 par. 1 of Annexe 5 of the RSTP, solidarity contribution for the seasons of a player’s
21st, 22nd and 23rd birthday amounts to 10% of the total solidarity contribution per season, and
is calculated pro rata if less than one year.
9.
Therefore, it is established that the Claimant is entitled to receive 12.25% of any solidarity
contribution generated by the player’s transfer to the Respondent, corresponding to:
a. 9.97% for the 364 days of the player’s 21st birthday season;
b. 1.73% for the 63 days of the player’s 22nd birthday season; and
c. 0.55% for the 20 days of the player’s 23rd birthday season.
10.
Reverting back to art. 1 par. 1 of Annexe 5 of the RSTP, solidarity contribution is due on any
compensation paid by the new club to the former club.
11.
In casu, solidarity would be due to the Claimant on any compensation paid by the Respondent
to the former club, Antalyaspor Spor, in relation to the transfer of player on 24 August 2019.
12.
Art. 13 par. 4 of the Procedural Rules stipulates that a chamber may consider and rely on any
evidence not presented by the parties, including without limitation the evidence generated by
or within TMS.
13.
According to the information available in TMS, the player was registered by the Respondent as
an out of contract player, following the mutual termination of his employment with his former
club, Antalyaspor Spor.
14.
Thus, in principle, no solidarity compensation is due in the absence of payment of transfer
compensation.
15.
Nevertheless, the former club and the player mutually agreed on the termination of their
contractual relationship by means of a termination agreement, the financial conditions of which
are set out above.
16.
The DRC and CAS have in previous decisions considered that in order to establish that a transfer
of a player between clubs against the payment of transfer compensation occurred, the following
four elements shall be required:
a.
b.
c.
d.
The consent of the club of origin to the early termination of its contract with the player;
The willingness and consent of the club of destiny to acquire the player’s rights;
The consent of the player to move from one club to the other and; and
The element of price or value of the transaction.
17.
The player and Antalyaspor Spor signed a mutual termination agreement on 15 August 2019.
18.
Therefore, the first prerequisite is met, i.e. Antalyaspor Spor consented to the early termination
of the contract with the player.
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REF TMS 9082
19.
The player and the Respondent signed an employment contract on 18 August 2019.
20.
As such, the second and third prerequisites are met. i.e. the Respondent willingly acquired the
player’s rights and the player consented to register with the Respondent.
21.
As to the value of the transaction, the player agreed via the mutual termination agreement to
pay EUR 1,835,000 net to Antalyaspor Spor by 26 August 2019.
22.
In particular, the player and Antalyaspor Spor clearly stipulated in the termination agreement
that the release of the player’s ITC (to the Federation of the player’s new club) and the
termination of their contract was dependent on the player paying the amount of EUR 1,835,000
by no later than 26 August 2019.
23.
However, although the parties agreed in the termination agreement of 15 August 2019 on an
amount of EUR 1,835,000 net payable by the player to the club on 26 August 2019, it follows
from such agreement that the initial payment agreed upon was EUR 2,000,000, an outstanding
amount of EUR 165,000 due to the player having been set off.
24.
What is more, the player and Antalyaspor Spor also agreed to the payment by the former to the
latter of a sell-on fee in the percentage of 10% as set out in the scenarios described in the
clauses 2., 3. and 4. of the mutual termination agreement.
25.
The Respondent subsequently signed an employment contract with the player according to
which he inter alia was entitled to receive fixed down payments of:
a.
b.
c.
d.
EUR 2,000,000 on or before 19 August 2019 as a “First advance payment”;
USD 575,000 on or before 2 October 2019 as a “Second advance payment”;
USD 400,000 on or before 15 July 2020 as a “Third advance payment”; and
USD 86,365 on or before 31 August 2019 as a “bonus payment”.
26.
As such, a first advance payment of EUR 2,000,000 had to be paid by the Respondent to the
player seven days prior the payment under the previous termination agreement, more specifically
on 19 August 2019.
27.
Therefore, in line with point II./23., the sum of EUR 2,000,000 foreseen in the termination
agreement is the amount agreed by the Respondent and Antalyaspor, i.e. the actual transfer
compensation (instead of EUR 1,835,000).
28.
The employment contract contained in addition a clause according to which the player was
entitled to receive from the Respondent 10% of any fee of his future permanent or loan transfer
to a third club.
29.
The player’s employment contract with the Respondent explicitly refers that its start date
depends on the coming into effect of the termination agreement concluded with Antalyaspor
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Spor on 15 August 2019 and conditioned to the payment of EUR 1,835,000 by the player to the
latter at the latest on 26 August 2019.
30.
With all the above in mind, the following can be asserted as to evaluate the element of price or
value of the transaction:
a. the player concludes the termination agreement with AntalyaSpor Spor on 15 August
2019 and signs the employment contract with the Respondent on 18 August 2019, the
employment contract’s start date depending on the fulfilment of the payment agreed
in the mutual termination agreement;
b. the player receives from the Respondent a first down payment on 19 August 2019
equivalent to the amount that the player agreed to pay to Antalyaspor Spor by 26
August 2019. In other words, the first advance payment had to be made seven days
before the payment under the termination agreement was due;
c. the currency of the first down payment (EUR) differs from the following ones (USD) but
is the same as the currency of the amount agreed in the mutual termination agreement;
and
d. the agreed percentage (10%) of sell-on fee payable by the Respondent to the player is
the same as the one agreed to be paid by the player to Antalyaspor Spor.
31.
In view of all the above, it can be established that the sum of EUR 2,000,000 foreseen in the
termination agreement has been an amount agreed by the Respondent and Antalyaspor Spor in
order to free the player of his contractual obligations with his former club. In other words, it can
be determined that the intention of the parties was to transfer the player from Antalyaspor Spor
to the Respondent against the indirect payment of compensation by the latter to the former via
the player.
32.
Therefore, the fourth prerequisite is met, i.e. it is possible to determine that the registration of
the player with the Respondent constituted a transaction between Antalyaspor Spor and the
Respondent and that the Respondent agreed to pay any fee to Antalyaspor Spor to secure the
player’s services.
33.
Referring back to the argument of the Claimant that the transfer compensation was to be
considered as a net amount, in line with the jurisprudence of the DRC, the wording of the RSTP
does not prohibit that the amount specified in a transfer agreement (in casu, the mutual
termination agreement) represents only 95% of the transfer value, as long as the solidarity
contribution in the end is still deducted from the gross transfer value and distributed in
conformity with the wording of art. 1 of Annexe 5 of the RSTP. The same principle applies, by
analogy, to the amount specified in the mutual termination agreement.
34.
As such, only the payment of EUR 2,000,000 would trigger the “buy-out” of the player according
to the mutual termination agreement, i.e. the payment of EUR 2,000,000 minus the 5% of
solidarity contribution would not result in the early termination of the player’s employment
contract.
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35.
Therefore, the amount of EUR 2,000,000 is indeed to be considered a net amount, which thus
represents the 95% of the total compensation paid by the Respondent in connection with the
transfer of the player from the Claimant to the Respondent.
36.
Hence, 5% shall be added over the net amount of the mutual termination agreement, i.e. EUR
2,000,000, to obtain said fee inclusive of solidarity contribution.
37.
The amount obtained corresponds to EUR 2,105,263, of which 5% shall be deducted as
solidarity contribution as per art. 21 and Annexe 5 of the RSTP, that is to say EUR 105,263.
38.
Consequently, in line with point II./9. above, the Claimant would be entitled to receive solidarity
contribution in the amount of EUR 12,894.74 (12.25% of the 5% solidarity contribution due
over the total amount of EUR 2,105,263).
39.
In addition, taking into account the request of the Claimant as well as the jurisprudence of the
DRC, the Claimant is entitled to receive 5% interest p.a. as of the 31st day of the registration of
the player with the Respondent on a definitive basis, i.e. as of 24 September 2019, until the date
of effective payment.
40.
Consequently, the claim of the Claimant is partially accepted.
41.
According to art. 25 par. 2 of the Procedural Rules, procedural costs are payable for disputes
between clubs regarding the payment of solidarity contribution.
42.
The Claimant claimed the amount of EUR 12,941.
43.
Thus, the amount claimed by the Claimant corresponds to an amount lower than USD 49,999.
Therefore, procedural costs levied in this respect are fixed to USD 5,000 (cf. art. 2 of Annexe 1
to the Procedural Rules.
44.
According to art. 25 par. 5 of the Procedural Rules, the chamber will decide the amount that
each party is due to pay, in consideration of the parties’ degree of success and their conduct
during the procedure, as well as any advance of costs paid. In exceptional circumstances, the
chamber may order that FIFA assumes all procedural costs.
45.
In view the specific circumstances of the case, procedural costs shall be set at USD 1,300.
46.
In view of the outcome of the claim, said costs shall be borne by the parties as follows:
a. The amount of USD 300 shall be paid by the Claimant;
b. The amount of USD 1,000 shall be paid by the Respondent.
47.
The provisions of art. 24bis of the RSTP apply in the matter at stake.
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REF TMS 9082
III. DECISION OF THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION CHAMBER
▪
1.
The claim of the Claimant, CATANIA SPA, is partially accepted.
2.
The Respondent, Al Ettifaq, has to pay to the Claimant:
- EUR 12,894.74 as solidarity contribution plus 5% interest p.a. as from 24 September 2019
until the date of effective payment.
3.
Any further claims of the Claimant are rejected.
4.
Full payment (including all applicable interest) shall be made to the bank account indicated in the
enclosed Bank Account Registration Form.
5.
Pursuant to article 24bis of the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players if full payment
(including all applicable interest) is not paid within 45 days of notification of this decision, the
following consequences shall apply:
1. The Respondent shall be banned from registering any new players, either nationally or
internationally, up until the due amount is paid. The maximum duration of the ban shall be
of three entire and consecutive registration periods.
2. The present matter shall be submitted, upon request, to the FIFA Disciplinary Committee in
the event that full payment (including all applicable interest) is still not paid by the end of
the of the three entire and consecutive registration periods.
6. The consequences shall only be enforced at the request of the Claimant in accordance with
article 24bis paragraphs 7 and 8 and article 24ter of the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of
Players.
7. The final costs of the proceedings in the amount of USD 1,300 are to be paid by the parties to FIFA
with reference to case no. TMS 9082 (cf. note relating to the payment of the procedural costs
below), as follows:
a. The amount of USD 300 shall be paid by the Claimant;
b. The amount of USD 1,000 shall be paid by the Respondent.
For the Dispute Resolution Chamber:
Emilio García Silvero
Chief Legal & Compliance Officer
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NOTE RELATED TO THE APPEAL PROCEDURE:
Pursuant to article 57 paragraph 1 of the FIFA Statutes, this decision may be appealed before the
Court of Arbitration for Sport within 21 days of notification.
NOTE RELATED TO PUBLICATION:
FIFA may publish this decision. For reasons of confidentiality, FIFA may decide, at the request of a party
within five days of the notification of the motivated decision, to publish an anonymised or a redacted
version (cf. article 17 par. 2 of the Procedural Rules).
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