Christian Cueva in trouble: FIFA demands a million-dollar payment from Santos or a six-month suspension

Up to six months off the courts could happen christian cave if he does not pay a million-dollar debt for his abrupt departure from SaintsFIFA decided in the last hours, causing an immediate response from the footballer.

Marcelo Bee Sellares, a lawyer specializing in sports law, released the resolution of the highest soccer body on the legal dispute between the player and the Brazilian club, after the abrupt departure of the national attacker to Pachuca in 2020 when he still had a contract with the ‘Fish’.

The document explains that Cueva is sentenced to pay about 7 million dollars (40 million reais) to the Brazilian club within 45 days for breach of contract. In case of not being responsible for that amount, he would spend half a year disabled from any soccer activity.

Given this, Christian Cueva’s legal strategy is to try to reverse FIFA’s decision in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). If he does not succeed, he must manage to avoid being suspended.

The bad news for Cueva comes amid rumors of his possible return to Alianza Lima. The Peruvian midfielder has just terminated his contract with Al Fateh from Saudi Arabia, where he did not establish himself.