Premier League statement re: G Heinze
The Premier League has issued the following statement on the case
of Gabriel Heinze v Manchester United FC.
The Premier League Board appointed panel, having heard submissions
and evidence from both parties, has ruled to dismiss Gabriel
Heinze's (the Player) case.
The Hearing concluded that nature and intention of the disputed 13
June 2007 letter (the Letter), especially when taken in context of
verbal discussions and Manchester United FC's (the Club) transfer
policy, was unambiguous in that it envisages only an international
transfer.
Furthermore the Hearing finds the Letter constitutes an 'agreement
to agree', and did not create an obligation or binding agreement
for the Club to transfer the Player to any particular club. In
other words the Letter is evidence of an intention to negotiate,
both between the parties and with potential buying clubs, and not
evidence of any intention to create legal relations.
Any appeal will be heard by the Premier League Appeals Committee,
which is made up of an independent legally qualified Chair, a
member of the Premier League Panel and a PFA appointee.
