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Has the royalty deviated from the permissible range?
Yesterday, Friday, Real Madrid officially announced the sanctions imposed on Fede Valverde and Aurelien Chouamine following an altercation between them last Thursday, which prompted the club’s management to launch an exclusive internal disciplinary investigation into the players.
The procedure included the opening of a formal disciplinary process, which included the preparation of an internal indictment, while giving each player the right to present his defense and explain his position during the inquiry hearings.
The message of the club says: “The two players appeared today before the investigator responsible for the disciplinary proceedings, and during their presence they both expressed deep regret for what happened and also apologized to each other.”
The statement states that the final penalty is a fine of 500,000 euros against each player, provided that this step is considered the end of internal disciplinary procedures related to the incident.
Despite the speed at which the matter was resolved within the club, the value of the fine sparked widespread controversy, particularly over its compliance with the Spanish league’s legal regulations governing fines, which link fines to a percentage of players’ monthly wages, the paper said.Mundo Deportivo:“.
According to these regulations, financial penalties in severe cases are calculated as interest starting at 7% and can reach 25% of the first 100,000 euros per month, while ranging from 3.33% to 10% of the total monthly salary.
Mandatory legal framework for clubs
These rules are binding on all professional clubs in Spain, opening the door to questions about the legality of the announced fine compared to the ceiling specified in the regulations.
Based on the estimated salaries of the players, there is a clear difference between the maximum legal fines and the fine announced by Real Madrid.
In the case of Fede Valverde, who receives an annual salary of approximately €16.7 million (equivalent to around €1.4 million per month), the maximum penalty under the regulations is estimated at approximately €153,916.
As for Aurelien Choumini, whose annual salary is about 12.5 million euros (about 1.04 million euros per month), the maximum amount legally possible is about 119,166 euros.
Legal Controversies and Possible Appeals
Based on these calculations, the fine imposed appears to be higher than the ceiling provided for in the regulatory agreements, which may cause a legal controversy over its legality.
However, both players have the right to make a formal objection or complaint, although such cases are often quickly shut down to avoid escalating a crisis within the team, especially when the aim is to defuse the situation and end locker room tensions.
This approach is common in such cases, as clubs prefer to reach a quick internal settlement, even if it causes some legal controversy, while players avoid escalation to maintain technical stability within the team.
