Sinisa Mihajlovic has requested €11m in damages from Sporting CP for wrongful dismissal and damage to his reputation.
The former Fiorentina, Milan and Torino Coach was hired by President Bruno de Carvalho, who was then deposed by the Board of Directors.
Mihajlovic was then fired by the new President just nine days later – before he had even had a chance to arrive for pre-season training.
Sinisa Mihajlovic has requested €11m in damages from Sporting CP for wrongful dismissal and damage to his reputation.
The former Fiorentina, Milan and Torino Coach was hired by President Bruno de Carvalho, who was then deposed by the Board of Directors.
Mihajlovic was then fired by the new President just nine days later – before he had even had a chance to arrive for pre-season training.
Now the paperwork released by the Portuguese club confirms he is suing them for €11.195m, demanding compensation for wrongful dismissal and damage to his reputation.
“I can confirm that I was sacked without just cause by Sporting CP just a few days before the start of the contract that would’ve tied me to the club for three seasons.
“In the middle of June, I went to Lisbon to negotiate with the Sporting directors for my personal terms and those of my staff. On June 18, we signed a three-year contract that was due to start on July 1,” Mihajlovic told La Gazzetta dello Sport.
“A few days later, President Bruno de Carvalho was removed from his post by the Board of Directors and on June 27 the club annulled my contract, claiming I had not passed the trial period set in the Portuguese rules for contracts.
“However, they cannot say that because at that moment the contract hadn’t even started yet and I was still on vacation in Sardinia…
“In 30 years of my career, as player and then Coach, I’ve never seen anything like it. I will have my rights respected, that you can count on.”