Team Melli and Amiens player Saman Ghoddos is suspended from all football activities for four months while his former club Östersund is prohibited from transfer market for transfer windows as a result of Ghoddos’ messy move from the Swedish club last summer.
Ghoddos was transferred to Amiens in French Ligue 1 at the end of last summer, but before that, it was rumoured that Ghoddos was on his way to Spanish club Huesca.
According to Huesca, the clubs have agreed terms and Ghoddos should have flown down to sign, but Östersund then withdrew.
According to the Football Channel , there will be consequences for both Östersund and Ghoddos.
“The player has been sentenced to pay compensation to SD Huesca and sporting penalties have been imposed on the player and Östersunds FK with reference to Article 17, sections 3 and 4,” FIFA has informed the concerned parties in an email.
Ghoddos is thus suspended for four months and Östersund is prohibited from two transfer windows.
In addition, Ghoddos will pay over 40 million to the Spanish club, which should be paid within 30 days according to Huesca’s website.
ÖFK appeal
Östersund Football Club’s press officer, Niclas Lidström, tells SVT that they are surprised by the decision and that they will appeal the FIFA ruling.
“We have today decided to start a process to appeal. At this moment, we do not wish to comment on the case, we are sure that we will get it right in the appeal process,” he said in a press statement.
Ghoddos also turned down a move to English Championship club Brentford at the last minute at the beginning of the current season.
If the Östersund appeal fails, Ghoddos will be unable to play for Team Melli in the FIFA World Cup 2022 Asian qualifiers until the new year.
FIFA began to investigate the case on June 12, 2019 against Östersunds FK and Ghoddos as the result of a complaint filed by Huesca. the Spanish club alleged a break of contract and other violations in relation to the transfer of Saman Ghoddo’s from Östersund. When Ghoddos was due to leave Östersund in August 2018, there were rumours that he was going to Huesca and it finally went as far as the Spanish agent Quique Pena wrote that Ghoddos was ready for the club. Nevertheless, Ghoddos eventually went to French Amiens and then Huesca believed that there was a violation. “I can confirm that Fifa is conducting an investigation against Östersunds FK, concerning the player Saman Ghoddos and that it is the Spanish club SD Huesca that filed a case,” said Hans Hultman, Fifa’s press secretary for DN. On the part of Östersund, the club maintained silence and did not comment on the report.
“ÖFK as an organization has no comments on the information you have asked about,” wrote club head Niclas Lidström in a text message to DN.
