After the international break in September, Oscar Tati Maritu, a popular naturalized player of the national football team and a foreign player of the Cangzhou Male Lion Club of the Chinese Super League, did not return to China and has missed two consecutive rounds of Chinese Super League matches.
Since then, a source has broken the news that Oscar has lost contact and "run away" in order to ask for a bigger contract, and is unwilling to return to the team to participate in the key battle of relegation, and the player's social account positioning shows that he is in Paris.
Yesterday, Oscar posted on social media in response to the rumors of "running away", accusing himself of being owed wages by the club for two years.
Oscar INS wrote: "I want to clarify here that the Cangzhou Male Lion Club owes me two years of wages that belong to me and they don't have the money to pay the arrears. It was they who were outcast, and they portrayed me as a bad player in front of the fans and everyone. ”
Cangzhou male lion officials then issued an announcement explaining the salary arrears. Cangzhou said that due to the difficulties in the club's revenue, there is indeed a legacy problem with Oscar's historical salary arrears. The club expressed understanding of Oscar's non-return behavior, but given the situation at the club, he proposed a return condition that the club could not meet in the short term.
Cangzhou Club said: "On August 25, 2024, when the team ended the holiday, Oscar did not report as scheduled, but left China, and this behavior was not communicated with the club and the head coach in advance. Twenty-six days after Oscar left the team without permission, our club sent him a "termination letter", informing him that he would no longer pay his salary for the remainder of his contract. However, for the part of historical salary arrears and wages payable, our club will continue to communicate with the players in the follow-up and promise to solve them properly. ”
However, netizens did not buy the statement of the Cangzhou male lion, and condemned the arrears of wages in the comment area of their official blog. "How did the arrears of wages get through?" "Is it justified to be in arrears? ridiculous", "If you don't pay your salary, what else do you have to declare", "It is natural to repay debts"......
According to the official website of Germany Transfer Market, Oscar's contract with the Cangzhou male lions will expire on December 31, 2024.
Regarding the dispute between Oscar and the Cangzhou male lion, the blogger "who is selling cute" gave his opinion, he believes that there are contradictions in Oscar's words and deeds, and he also fooled Nantong Zhiyun at the beginning of the year.
The blogger asked rhetorically: A foreign aid has been owed wages for two years, shouldn't his process be to sue FIFA early, both in arrears and in freedom? Do you think you can get money from social media talking, or can you get money by going to FIFA arbitration?
Oscar's lawyer: Cangzhou owes $1.53 million in wages
The lawyer appointed by Oscar issued a lawyer's letter detailing the termination of the contract in arrears, and Oscar demanded that Cangzhou pay about $1.53 million in unpaid wages and condemned Cangzhou for unilaterally terminating the player's contract.
After more than two years of long-term salary arrears, Oscar still signed a settlement agreement with the club, but the club still repeatedly delayed. In September, Cangzhou contacted Oscar to bring him back and consulted with him, citing the club's difficulties. Oscar himself agreed that the club would pay part of the arrears first, and the remaining arrears would be negotiated separately. However, the club unilaterally terminated Oscar's contract.
In the lawyer's letter, Oscar demanded that Cangzhou pay all the remaining costs in the Settlement Agreement, that is, $1,239,200 (after tax) and the remaining full salary in the Professional Player Work Contract, that is, $291,666.67 (after tax), for a total of $1,530,866.67.
The situation is complicated, and the Oscar naturalization may not be a problem
The 25-year-old Oscar from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, playing as a center forward, is 1.82 meters tall, came to China to play football in 2018, has been playing in China for more than 5 years, and has met the conditions for naturalization. Previously, Oscar himself also expressed his willingness to become a naturalized citizen and play for the Chinese team.
Oscar stats: Played 15 games for Yanbian Fude, contributing 10 goals and 3 assists; played 27 games for Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic, contributing 22 goals and 2 assists; Played 97 games for the Cangzhou Male Lion, contributing 27 goals and 18 assists. Oscar has played 22 games in the Chinese Super League this season, contributing seven goals and four assists.
As of now, it is still unknown whether Oscar can return to the Cangzhou male lion, and as time goes by, Oscar's naturalization has become more and more difficult.
According to the analysis of Beijing Youth Daily, in the case that the problem of arrears of wages cannot be properly resolved, the naturalization of the Oscars cannot be implemented in the short term.