‘It’s ridiculous and disrespectful… they talk about “football family” but there is NO family’: Shakhtar Donetsk accuse Fulham of reneging on a £6.8m deal – after FIFA told footballers they could leave war-torn Ukraine without a transfer
- Shakhtar Donetsk have accused Fulham of reneging on a £6.8m deal for Manor Solomon
- The Israeli winger joined Marco Silva’s side for nothing due to a FIFA ruling
- The rule allows foreign-based Ukranian players to temporarily leave their clubs
- Fulham had reportedly agreed a transfer fee before taking Solomon for nothing
- A similar situation happened with Brazilian winger Tete who joined Lyon for free
- Shakhtar recently announced they are suing FIFA for £43m worth of damages
Shakhtar Donetsk have slammed Fulham and accused them of reneging on a £6.8million deal for winger Manor Solomon.
The Israeli international joined the Cottagers on a one-year-deal this summer after a FIFA rule was extended that allowed Ukrainian-based foreign players to suspend their contract and temporarily go elsewhere without penalty.
The ruling came into place when the Ukrainian season was suspended in March due to the ongoing war in the country and will now remain in place for the entire 2022-23 season.
Shakhtar Donetsk chief executive Sergei Palkin has accused Fulham of reneging on a £6.8m agreement for Manor Solomon
The Israeli winger joined Fulham this summer after a FIFA ruling was extended that allows foreign players to temporarily suspend their contracts with Ukrainian clubs
However, Shakhtar had been negotiating an exit for Solomon throughout the summer and claim they had agreed a £6.8m fee with Marco Silva’s side before the FIFA ruling which means Fulham signed Solomon for nothing.
Fulham had reportedly agreed a £6.8m fee for Solomon before taking him for nothing instead
The deal, which would have been a financial lifeline for Shakhtar and deliver a vital cash injection to a club who have had their accounts battered by the war with Russia, has caused much anger from the 13-time Ukrainian champions.
‘They just talk about the football family,’ Shakhtar chief executive Sergei Palkin told the New York Times. ‘But in real life there is no football family.’
The anger surrounding Solomon has…