“He lost his job because of his weight.” A Spanish club terminated the contract of its international player

The Spanish club Seville decided to unilaterally terminate his contract with French international Joris Gnagnon, due to his lack of professionalism and his failure to control his weight gain.

And the Spanish newspaper, “Debario de Seville”, said: “The club management informed the player of the decision, after his weight exceeded several times the barrier of 100 kilograms, especially after his return to Seville after the end of his loan period to the French club Rennes during the 2019-2020 season, which was not completed due to a pandemic. Corona".

The newspaper pointed out that 24-year-old Joris had previously represented the France under-21 team in many tournaments, and the name of the player was associated with Seville in the summer of 2018 with a deal worth 14 million euros, and a contract that extends until 2023, before the club's management finally presented Terminated his contract with Joris due to excess weight

Dabario de Seville indicated that the incident of Seville dispensing his player, is not the first in the world of sports, after the year 1992 witnessed the "Washington Bullets" club expelling its talented star John Sam Williams because of his excess weight, which reached 137 kilograms, and determining his ability to reduce weight. Weight to 118 kilograms as a prerequisite for returning to the team.

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