Chelsea London Wants Striker Mutu Suspended Indefinitely Over EUR17M Debt

According to Sky Sports24, Mutu's agent, Victor Becali, said Chelsea officials want the footballer suspended until he pays his dues. Beclai also said Mutu, currently serving a new doping ban set to expire in October, will remain with Italy's Fiorentina until his ban is lifted.

The Italian media also notes Mutu's agents want a meeting to try and settle with Chelsea, saying "Mutu doesn't have this kind of money."

On June 14, the Swiss Federal Court decided to uphold the ruling of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, or CAS, according to which Mutu must pay damages to the Chelsea London, after the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber, or DRC, found that the striker had breached his contract with Chelsea.

On September 14, 2009, Mutu appealed against the decision of the CAS with the Swiss Federal Court. Initially, the Swiss Federal Court decided to temporarily annul the CAS ruling on October 21, 2009.

In the summer of 2003, Chelsea paid Italian football club AC Parma GBP15.8 million for Mutu's transfer. Mutu, currently on the roster of AC Fiorentina, signed a five-year contract with Chelsea at the time, but the English club decided to sack him in October 2004, after he tested positive for cocaine in an anti-doping screening.

Britain's Football Association suspended Mutu for seven months, on account of his positive cocaine test result. Representatives of the British football club said the Romanian striker has caused Chelsea losses of GBP13 million.

Mutu, 31, is currently serving a nine-month doping ban in Italy, which is set to expire late October. His contract with Fiorentina runs until 2012.

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