He will have to put his hand in his pocket. Kurt Zouma has been penalized by his football club, West Ham, for abusing his cat.
The English club specifies that it is the “biggest possible fine“The maximum amount of a fine that a club can impose on its player is usually two weeks’ wages, which in the case of the Frenchman would amount to almost 300,000 euros in total.
“The player immediately accepted the fine and demanded that the amount be donated to an animal rights organization“, said the club.
The player’s cats have been entrusted to the equivalent of the UK SPA.
Petition calls for prosecution
A petition calling for legal action against the former Saint-Etienne player had already gathered more than 100,000 signatures on Wednesday at midday in Great Britain.
The text in French and English called “Pursue Kurt Zouma and immediately take all his pets to safety!“, was posted on the change.org platform
Angry England fans
On Tuesday night during the league game against Watford, Kurt Zouma was regularly whistled and when he went down after a foul by an opponent some even chanted “This is how your cat feels“.