Alex Dos Santos Reports Tira Persikabo To FIFA Regarding Salary Cuts, Management: Generating Negative Opinions From Indonesian People

Persita Tangerang's new striker Alex Dos Santos Goncalves (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The management of the Indonesian League 1 club, Tira Persikabo feels that they have done things according to PSSI rules regarding the salary of former player Alex Dos Santos.

Quoted from Antara, Monday, Tira Persikabo's management said that everything related to income adjustment during the COVID-19 pandemic refers to PSSI's decision.

"All players, including Alex Dos Santos, have accepted and agreed to the pay cut," the club said in a statement.

According to Tira Persikabo, there are at least three PSSI decrees regarding player salaries during the COVID-19 pandemic that they have carried out, namely, first, Decree Number SKEP/48/III/2020 concerning the 2020 League 1 and League 2 Season Competition in a State of Condition. Certain Emergency Disaster Virus COVID-19.

In the letter it was written, "the salary for March, April, May and June 2020 is a maximum of 25 percent of the work contract".

Second, PSSI Decree Number SKEP/53/VI/2020 concerning Continuation of Competition in Extraordinary Circumstances 2020.

"If the effective competition starts, League 1 and League 2 clubs can re-agree on changes to the contract value in the previously agreed work agreement, namely changes in the value of the League 1 contract with a range of 50 percent".

Finally, Decree Number SKEP/69/XI/2020 regarding the Postponement of All 2020 Competitions.

The management of Tira Persikabo also confirmed that it would mediate and promote deliberation to resolve the dispute with Alex Dos Santos.

However, the management of the club nicknamed "Laskar Padjajaran" also regretted the attitude of Alex Dos Santos who reported them to the FIFA Dispute Body through his lawyer, Pedro Macierinha.

In addition, they are also disappointed that the Brazilian player uploaded content on social media about the problem of his salary.

"It is as if the Persikabo management does not pay attention to the welfare of the players and creates negative opinions from the Indonesian people," Persikabo's management wrote.

Alex Dos Santos strengthens Tira Persikabo in 2020-2021. Currently, the 31-year-old attacker is in Persita uniform.

Alex's dispute with Tira began with his upload on social media Instagram on October 29, 2021, which stated that the 75 percent salary cut in March 2020 was not informed and without an agreement.

Alex admitted that the situation made it difficult for him to pay for his children's schooling and support his family.