English Premier League club West Bromwich Albion on Friday night sacked Frenchman, Nicholas Anelka, for "gross misconduct". The troubled striker was recently given a five-match ban and an £80,000 fine by the Football Association for the quenelle gesture he made during his club's 3-3 draw at Upton Park in December 2013.
Anelka had earlier announced via Twitter that he was terminating his playing contract with the English club. "Following discussions between the club and me, proposals have been made that I rejoined the group under certain conditions that I cannot accept. Wishing to keep my integrity, so I decided to free myself and to terminate the contract linking me with West Bromwich Albion until 2014, and now," the French international wrote.
Albion in reaction described "the release of such a statement on Social Media as highly unprofessional."
The club later revealed that they had written to the 35-year-old, giving him 14 days' notice of termination as required under his contract. Albion also disclosed that Anelka had failed to apologise for "the impact and consequences of his [quenelle] gesture" or accept a substantial fine.
"Nicolas Anelka's purported termination of his Premier League contract this evening via Social Media was invalid as this was not conducted under the correct legal process as required by his contract.
"The club considers the conduct of Nicolas Anelka on 28 December, coupled with his purported termination on Social Media, to be gross misconduct."
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