Right from FIFA: Uruguayan Varela left the Dynamo base at night, his agent is waiting for new contract terms from the club

“We respect our club and cannot respond to blackmail”

The departure of legionnaires from Russian clubs has already become commonplace.

Almost every RPL team, due to FIFA's permission to suspend the validity of contracts, has lost at least one foreigner.

However, the case of Guillermo Varela became special.

Firstly, the Uruguayan disappeared from Dynamo without warning anyone.

Secondly, the defender's agent bluntly stated: his client will not stay in Russia unless he is offered to extend the agreement expiring at the end of June 2023 on improved terms.

According to Match TV, the negotiations ended in failure, and the athlete flew out of the country on the eve of the match of the second round of the RPL with Torpedo.

Soon, Muscovites issued an official statement confirming that Varela would not take part in the meeting, and also called his actions a violation of contractual obligations.

Dynamo has repeatedly expressed its attitude towards the FIFA verdict of June 21, 2022, which makes it possible to suspend the current contract until June 30, 2023.

This decision is clearly provocative and discriminatory in relation to all Russian football, ”the club stressed.

In turn, head coach Slavisa Jokanovic explained that on the eve of the game, the legionnaire announced his unwillingness to enter the field.

“I would be happy if Varela stays... In such a situation, any foreigner is trying to find a win win situation.

I hope he will be with us.

All people make mistakes.

This is typical for us ... ”, the specialist noted. 

However, according to the football player's agent Oscar Bentancur, his client did not run away from Dynamo, but is ready to sign an agreement with the Brazilian Flamengo in the near future if the blue and white do not offer better conditions.

“Tomorrow Dynamo must make an offer for a new contract if they want to keep Varela.

Guillermo will stay in Moscow if the difference in money is not so big.

If it is big, he will have to go to Brazil, ”Championship quotes Bentancur.

The club management met the agent's explanations with indignation and considered them an attempt at blackmail.

According to General Director Pavel Pivovarov, missing a match is a serious violation.

In this situation, many fans had a question: was there a clause in the agreement between the foreigner and the domestic team that forbade him to arbitrarily leave the team and unilaterally demand a revision of the conditions.

The functionary noted that Varela, unlike other players, did not sign him.

And board member Dmitry Gafin confirmed that the Uruguayan left the base at night without telling anyone.

The location of the legionnaire is currently unknown, and he does not answer phone calls.

“Does Dynamo plan to terminate or suspend the contract with him?

The club's lawyers are now analyzing the situation, after which we will understand our further actions.

Varela's agent said they were waiting for an improved offer or would they sign with Flamengo?

We respect our club and cannot respond to blackmail.

Yes, Varela wants to get more money at Dynamo, ”Match TV quotes Gafin.

However, the White-Blues did not remain without support in the current situation.

On their side, including the acting president of the RPL, Alexander Alaev.

He called FIFA's permission for foreigners to suspend agreements with domestic teams "a tool for robbery."

“I fully agree with the position of Dynamo.

Varela's act is another violation of contractual obligations and a blatant abuse of the right received from FIFA to suspend them ... The corresponding lawsuit has been filed with CAS.

The interests of Russian football are defended by a team of the best lawyers.

I hope our colleagues from FIFA will return to the category of common sense, ”said the head.

However, there are no guarantees that Muscovites will be able to conduct a successful legal battle with representatives of the Latin American.

So, according to the general director of the All-Russian Trade Union of Football Players Alexander Zotov, if Varela left Russia, it means that he does not have a clause in the agreement that protects the interests of the club on a ban on suspending the contract.

But sports lawyer Anna Antseliovich, on the contrary, believes: Dynamo needs to fully defend its interests in disciplinary bodies.

“This right is for any club whose location left the legionnaires.

And here a legal assessment of the FIFA verdict will already be given, whether it was possible or not to be allowed to suspend.

Violation of contractual obligations in any case implies the possibility of recognizing actions as disrespectful.

You can try to prove this within the framework of the dispute resolution system provided for by the contract, ”R-Sport quotes Antseliovich.

“Ready to play in this team all season”

Meanwhile, the loss of Varela threatens to exacerbate the team's defensive problems.

Dynamo rented the ex-Manchester United defender from Copenhagen in the fall of 2020, and bought him from the Danes in the summer of 2021.

Guillermo immediately became the main performer of the blue and white, without which the right flank of the defense is hard to imagine.

For example, last season he played 24 matches in the RPL and did not enter the field only due to injuries and suspensions.

In total, the player has 48 meetings in all tournaments as part of the team.

In general, he coped well with his direct duties and, for example, in the previous national championship draw, he averaged 1.5 tackles and the same number of interceptions per game, and also actively connected to the attacks and completed three assists.

The departure of Varela is especially unpleasant in light of the fact that Dynamo have already lost two key defenders due to FIFA permission: Ivan Ordets and Fabian Balbuena.

Also used the right to suspend the agreement midfielder Sebastian Szymanski.

Guillermo's act is also surprising because just a week ago he did not say anything about a possible departure.

“Yes, I am staying.

I also have a contract with Dynamo.

Are you ready to play in this team all season?

Ready, ”said the athlete in an interview with Sport-Express.

“In Dynamo, people don’t even say goodbye”

The former sports director of Muscovites Roman Oreshchuk, in an interview with RT, noted that the leadership could not have been unaware of the mood of the Uruguayan, and were obliged to protect their interests.

“The question is why didn’t they re-sign contracts with legionnaires?

This is already a defect of the sports department.

It is unclear what Varela promised Zeljko Buvac.

But as I understand it, negotiations between the parties are ongoing, and the agent is trying to get better conditions for his ward.

In fact, we are talking about blackmail.

This is a huge problem, because the foreigners who remained in Russia can now demand even higher salaries for themselves, ”the functionary complained.

As a positive example, he cited Lokomotiv, where additional documents were signed with the legionnaires and as a result only Jan Kukhta was lost.

“In Dynamo, people don’t even say goodbye.

In this regard, Szymanski acted completely differently.

He could leave in the spring and had a huge number of offers on his hands, but he acted like a man and said: “I will stay until the summer, but then I will leave, look for a replacement for me.”

According to Varela, two scenarios are possible - either he needs to increase his salary, or let him go, ”added Oreshchuk.

The former head coach of Dynamo Sergei Silkin agreed with him, who stressed that the club was obliged to provide for financial sanctions for such cases.

At the same time, he refused to call Varela's departure a serious problem for the team.

“This is not Kevin Kuranyi, who was an incredible master, a super football player and scored more than 50 goals for Dynamo.

And most importantly, he went on the field and gave 100%, gave the result.

And Guillermo is an ordinary defender.

Yes, he once sat in the reserve of Manchester United.

Left and left.

There is even a big plus in this - the payroll has been released, ”the specialist emphasized.

In his opinion, in the current situation, young white-and-blue performers who have a unique opportunity to play in the RPL in the absence of foreigners are required to prove themselves.

“Here you can remember how the blue and white in the middle of the 2000s acquired a number of Portuguese.

Then they left, but Anton Shunin, brothers Dmitry and Kirill Kombarov, Vladimir Granat got a chance.

And now the Russians are given a great opportunity to prove themselves.

The main thing is that they take advantage of it, ”summed up Silkin.