Mexican club seeks compensation from Dani Alves

Pumas, the team that ended Dani Alves' contract after his imprisonment following sexual assault allegations, is now claiming a million-dollar compensation from the Brazilian footballer for violating the terms of conduct stated in his contract.

On January 20, Alves was arrested, accused of an alleged sexual assault, and has since been in pre-trial detention without bail in Barcelona.

UOL Sporte reports that on January 20, the date of the arrest, the board of the club sent an email to Alves announcing the termination of the contract and notifying him of the request for compensation of 4.5 million euros.

The media outlet gained access to the email that Pumas sent to Alves and in which the Mexican team invokes the clause that penalizes the player for participating "in any scandal that is made public" or in "any act that is considered a crime according to the legislation of the country in which it took place".

Pumas believes the accusation of rape means Alves has breached the agreement and, therefore, the club requires financial compensation.

"For very serious breaches by the player, under the terms provided in the fourteenth and fifteenth clauses of the contract, the player is irremediably obliged to reimburse the club for the payment of the compensation provided in the fifteenth clause of the contract, in the amount of five million dollars net, that is, free of any tax or withholding," Pumas states in a brief which was accessed by UOL.

"Pumas reserves the right to take any and all actions before FIFA and/or in any other relevant and competent jurisdiction to claim the compensation, which was agreed under the terms of the fifteenth clause of the contract," the club stated.