Sunderland have told former Arsenal defender Emmanuel Eboue that they will terminate his contract with the club after he was banned from football for a year.
FIFA imposed a ban on Eboue after it was revealed that he owes former agent Sebastien Boisseau money and he’s yet to re-pay it.
After learning the news of the ban, Sunderland released the following statement:
Sunderland AFC has been advised by the Football Association that Emmanuel Eboue has been placed under an immediate suspension from football and all football-related activity for a period of one year, by FIFA.
The suspension relates to a monetary dispute between the player and a former agent, which precedes his time at Sunderland AFC and was not something that the club was made aware of by the player.
Eboue signed a contract with Sunderland AFC until the end of the current season and the club has therefore given notice of its intention to terminate the contract. The player has two weeks in which to appeal this decision.
The Black Cats had signed Eboue to a short-term deal to help them in their fight against relegation but it appears that he will leave the club without ever seeing any competitive action.
