Athletic has worked quickly and well. The clause was supposed to be 75 million, but the Club and Oyarzabal consider it illegal for Anti-Athletic, for which reason it is considered null and void.
The Biscayan club does not assume the 75 million euros of Oyarzabal’s termination clause. Problem for Real Sociedad.
Athletic launched its smoke screen; yesterday there was talk of Ruiz de Galarreta as a reinforcement, but it was all a skilful distraction maneuver. The real operation was Oyarzabal.
Oyarzabal was Athletic’s priority. The coaches were looking at various names, but the striker from Gipuzkoa was the absolute priority. In a quick and intense negotiation, Jon Uriarte interprets that the 75 million clause is illegal. He has also convinced the footballer, who publicly acknowledged a few years ago that he would never sign for Athletic, making him one of the best paid in the squad. It is noted that he will receive about 5 million euros per year.
Athletic doubts that this anti-athletic clause of 75 million is legal, since the clause serves to break any labor and sports relationship between Athletic and the player, as it says in Decree 1006, “The termination of the contract by the will of the professional athlete, without cause attributable to the club, will give this right, where appropriate, to compensation that, in the absence of an agreement in this regard, will be established by the Labor Court based on the circumstances of a sporting nature, damage that has been caused to the entity, reasons for rupture and other elements that the judge considers estimable”.
The League confirms that the player is free of his commitment to his club. Oyarzabal is free to sign for Athletic.
Mikel Oyarzabal, through the mediation of a relative, informed Real Sociedad of the decision made. Jokin Aperribay, president of Real, has not had time to react since his entity cannot reach the figures that move in this operation. Brilliant movement of the Board of Uriarte; problem for Real Sociedad.