Some good news has arrived regarding Rafael Leao’s court battle against former club Sporting CP as it has been ruled he will not have to pay a penny.
Leao was sentenced in the first instance to pay €16.5m to Sporting after he made a free transfer to Lille by unilaterally terminating his contract, and the Lisbon Court of Appeal has already rejected a first appeal by the player, so he was awaiting the result of an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
According to what is being reported by the reliable Portuguese newspaper Record (via MilanNews), the Court of Arbitration for Sport have made their ruling and they decided that it is in fact Lille who are responsible for the compensation.
Despite the initial verdict, the Court have determined that the player is not liable for paying his former club and instead Lille have to pay €20m (including interest) to Sporting CP.
