In the grip of a terrible spiral since the broadcast on social networks of a video where we see him mistreating his cat, Kurt Zouma is not at the end of his troubles. Sanctioned financially by West Ham, the 27-year-old French defender is now at the heart of a totally torn Hammers dressing room. Explanations.
Kurt Zouma is losing everything! At the heart of a huge controversy after the broadcast of a video showing him abusing his cat, the former defender of Chelsea or Everton is in turmoil. If the latter has not yet been dismissed by West Ham, unlike his brother Yoan Zouma sanctioned by his club Dagenham & Redbridge, resident of the fifth division, for having filmed the attacks of the tricolor international (11 selections, 1 goal) on his pets, the Hammers have nevertheless decided to heavily sanction the Frenchman financially.
Thus, in addition to his cats, confiscated by the equivalent of the English SPA, Kurt Zouma has already been fined the heaviest possible fine. With this in mind, the English club imposed a penalty of two weeks’ salary, or around 300,000 euros. Enough to make the main concerned think about the atrocity of his actions, he who also still does not know what his future will be like with the London team and whether Didier Deschamps, very critical of him, will forgive him one day for such acts. But this Friday morning, new revelations are added to the bad buzz Kurt Zouma.
Kurt Zouma’s emoluments divide the locker room!
In this perspective, the DailyMail reveals that the financial sanction pronounced by the Hammers then leads to a real heartbreak within the club. And for good reason, with this fine, it is also Kurt Zouma’s emoluments that have been revealed: 300,000 euros equivalent to two weeks’ salary for the player. The calculation was quickly made for his teammates … and the consequences could, as such, be disastrous for the London leaders. Indeed, the media specifies in this sense that several players would be annoyed to learn that the French defender, a native of Lyon, earns such sums, namely around 150,000 euros per week.
Therefore, all his partners are now aware that he is the highest paid player in the club and the pill does not pass. A new thorn in the side of the Hammers, and for good reason. After being fired by sponsors Experience Kissimee and Vitality due to Kurt Zouma’s behaviour, West Ham will now most likely have to deal with demands for big pay rises. Indeed, while Michael Antonio, who recently signed a new contract, and Andriy Yarmolenko both earn around £100,000 a week, including bonuses, other equally important executives like Zouma, including Declan Rice, Tomas Soucek, Pablo Fornals and Vladimir Coufal earn much less.
It should be noted despite everything that to temper these new problems in sight for the management of West Ham, the locker room wanted to show its support for Kurt Zouma who, despite his unforgivable acts, is defamed according to some of his teammates. To illustrate this trend, striker Antonio said in particular: “I don’t endorse what Zouma did, I don’t agree at all. But there are people who have been convicted, who have been accused of racism and who have played football afterwards. They were punished, they got an eight-game ban or something. People are now asking for people to be fired, for them to lose their livelihoods. I just have to ask this question to everyone… Is what he did worse than what people who have been convicted of racism have done?” One thing is certain, West Ham is not at the end of its troubles in the Zouma case…
