FIFA orders Saudi club to pay Sulley Muntari €5m

FIFA has ordered Saudi Arabian side Ittihad Jeddah to pay Sulley Muntari €5m for a breach of contract during the time the Ghanaian midfielder played for the side.

Suley Muntari dragged Ittihad Jeddah to FIFA for failing to settle arrears in wages and bonuses for the time he spent with the outfit.

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Reports making  rounds in the Gulf country suggest the former Inter Milan and AC Milan midfielder wasn't paid during the time he played for the Saudi Pro League giants, hence his decision to quit the club and is yet to be paid for the services he rendered.

Sulley Muntari after all attempts to get paid sent the matter to FIFA for redress and Ittihad Jeddah have up to 14 days to pay the 33-year-old former UEFA Champions League winner or face the wrath of the mother body of world football.

The former Portsmouth man joined the Saudi Arabia giants on 28 July 2015 on a two-year deal believed to be worth €6 million but terminated his contract with the side after the club failed to reached their part of the bargain.

Sulley is clubless now but is seeking to land a new club in the January transfer window.