At half-past eight this Sunday evening, Antoine Griezmann should appear alongside his Atletico Madrid teammates and head towards Segovia to begin preseason training. However, the Frenchman isn't expected to do that.
The question then becomes: what happens if Griezmann refuses to join up with Atletico? The club would need to launch an internal investigation before later involving LaLiga and the AFA, the footballer's union.
It's considered a serious breach of contract if a player refuses to join up with his teammates. If he fails to turn up the following day it would then become a very serious offence.
If he refuses to turn up today, Atletico could suspend him without pay for up to 10 days and fine him 7% of his current salary. As Griezmann earns over €100,000 per week, it would be 7% of that plus another 4% on anything above that. This could see the fine rise to around €80,000.
Should it last beyond a couple of days then Atletico could suspend him without pay for up to 30 days. He would be hit with a fine that is 25% of his salary and another 10% beyond anything over €100,000. In total it could reach up to €200,000 in total.
This isn't usually automatically enforced as an investigation needs to be held by the club and the player has the opportunity to defend his actions. In the case it turns into a very serious offence (2-4 days) then the club has the right to suspend the player's pay whilst an investigation is ongoing.
Madridista_sagr
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It's all scripted like WWE, 6 months ago, you humiliate a club and now boom!! You just signed a contract with them. Oh wait, you had already done so some months ago without current club knowing 😂 I just love this with both our rivals being involved. 😂 Looks like Barca's dressing room needs another dustbin, trash coming in.
10LACM17SGM
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Is there need for negotiations when a player is paying his release clause?? He pays and leaves... if there was room for all these then Neymar wouldn't have left Barcelona... it is what it is...
Obismart
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This guy has done so much for atletico to the extent of rejecting Barca last season,why not let him go now that he made up his mind?you already bought someone to take over is position yet still holding on to him just to frustrate him and Barca. You guys might need and player from Barca in future and would definitely get same treatment..it’s a shame you are treating your club record holder this way,a guy who sacrificed years in your club.
Longlife2000
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Griezmann should pay his own release clause and wait for any club who want to sign him so that he will not be in trouble because I don't really understand why Atletico Madrid are doing all this because the play told you that he is leaving and you have sign his replacement and even given his jersey number to the new signing which means he is not part of the club again so just wait for anyone who is interested in him to pay his 120m release clause so that he will be free to go why you do you have to say that if he doesn't report for training he will be fine it's not fair