Barcelona have been ordered to pay £7.5million to their former midfielder Matheus Fernandes – despite playing for just 17 minutes of first-team football.
The Brazilian had decided to sue his former employers after being released by the club via email and denied an unveiling when he signed at the Camp Nou. Fernandes joined the Blaugrana in January 2020 but his only outing for the club was as a late substitute against Dynamo Kyiv.
Fernandes moved from Palmeiras in a curious deal worth £6million and he was immediately loaned to Real Valladolid, where he made just three appearances. The Brazilian was never likely to be a first-team Barca player and his spell at the club has now proven particularly costly.
