Jonas Gutierrez is suing Newcastle United for the way they treated him after he return from a battle with cancer
Jonas Gutierrez has sued Newcastle over the way they treated him (Getty Images)
Former Newcastle United defender, Jonas Gutierrez has sued the English Premier League club for £2m over the way they treated him after his battle with testicular cancer.
The
defender returned to football after a year-out battling cancer and
played a very important role in ensuring Premier League safety for
Newcastle.
The 31-year-old had a man of the match performance on the last day of last season in the EP win against West Ham, assisting a goal and scoring another to ensure Newcastle avoid relegation.
Jonas Gutierrez was released by Newcastle after a battle with cancer
The defender took to his Twitter account to hit out at the club writing: "two
things I learn from my illness how you can support a player (newcastle
fans) and how you leave a player alone (newcastle owner)."
Now the Argentine according to Daily Mail
has made a claim under the 2010 Equality Act, which relates to
discrimination against employees because of mental or physical
disability.
Jonas Gutierrez now plays for Deportivo La Coruna (Twiter/Deportivo La Coruna)
Gutierrez now plays for La Liga side Deportivo La Coruna, making his debut in the 1-1 draw at Granada last week.
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