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The 28-year-old basketball player sued the Lokomotiv club and demands $ 40 million. compensation in rubles (about 440 thousand euros).
The player reportedly had another one-year contract, but the team initially talked about reducing the contract amount, and later decided to say goodbye to him as a member of the Russian national team.
Kulagin now filed a lawsuit in the Moscow Ostankino court and submitted his claims: he would like to receive $ 29.2 million from the team. compensation of rubles for illegal dismissal, 8 million. rubles – as a salary. 1.1 million rubles – bonuses not received and 463 thousand. rubles as moral compensation.
“I don’t need a stranger. I want to get only what I have. Especially since the club won’t let me go,” Kulagin told Russian media.
The basketball player himself has been out of work lately and represents the Krasnodar team since 2017.
He joined the team mid-season and helped the Lokomotiv team win the Russian Cup and reach the final of the European Cup.
Andrei Vedishchev, president of the Lokomotiv team, assures that the team reserves the right to retaliate.
“We are outraged by the actions of D. Kulagin and his environment. All rumors that the club has created certain barriers for the player to agree with other clubs are not true – explained the owner of the Krasnodar team. – D. Kulagin was warned about the termination of the contract on time, but does not know the reasons why he does not appear at the clubhouse to sign the termination documents.
The only basketball player did not want to share the difficulties of the economic crisis with the whole team, he refused to reduce his salary. “
