Nestor Gordillo: Hyderabad FC midfielder suspended for eight games

The Spaniard was one of the top performers in the title-winning run for Chennai City in I-League last season.

Hyderabad FC will begin the debut season in Indian Super League without their new signing Nestor Gordillo who is currently serving a four-month ban by AIFF.

Apparently, the Spanish midfielder had signed for Hyderabad's predecessor FC Pune City in an allegedly illegal transfer from Chennai City FC. As a matter of fact, Gordillo penned a deal with the Stallions despite being on a contract with the Coimbatore-based side.

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The 30-year-old still had a year remaining on his contract and to the surprise of his former club, he allegedly signed a whole new contract with the ISL outfit. This naturally left Chennai fuming over his actions and they raised the issue.

Eventually on 13th August, the AIFF Players' Status Committee decided to hand over a four-month ban to the player for illegally signing with a new club without the consent of his former club.

Nestor Gordillo, a former Las Palmas B and Atletico Madrid B player, was one of the top performers for Chennai City last season in the I-League. Starring alongside Sandro Rodriguez and Pedro Manzi, the midfielder registered eight goals and 12 assists in their title-winning season.

However, following the conclusion of the season, Gordillo's actions surprised everybody at the club as they were caught totally unaware of his moves. Signing for a new club while still being on a contract with the club of origin was a straight case of 'breach of contract' and Gordillo was rightly penalised for his actions.

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The newcomers will now miss on the services of the Spaniard for the first eight games in the league, they are left with Laldanmawia Ralte and Mohammad Yasir as the only legitimate options in Gordillo's position.

Gordillo will be available for selection directly on 21st December 2019 when Hyderabad meet ATK at the G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium, as per the report from ISL.