The Professional Footballers’ Association Scotland has helped Stevie Mallan and Alan Martin recover hundreds of thousands of pounds in unpaid wages
Scottish footballers have revealed how they were left penniless after dream foreign transfers turned into nightmares.
He returned to Scotland with Hibs before securing a loan move to Turkish top flight side Yeni Malatyaspor in 2021. As well as ex-Arsenal playmaker Ozil, the league boasted former Atletico Madrid, Monaco, Chelsea and Manchester United striker Radamel Falcao, who was with Galatasaray, and winger Arda Turan, who played for Atletico and Barcelona.
Top news stories today "I needed an operation on my back and the couple of days for that was terrible. I turned up at 6am. It was private in Istanbul. I had to wait until 6pm because the club wouldn’t pay for the operation. I was in for two days post-operation. But Global Football Club, which was in the midst of a takeover, went bust, with Alan never leaving Scotland, despite having signed a contract. The 33-year-old, capped 10 times for Scotland under-21s, said: “The Edinburgh manager and chairman were great with me and I can’t thank them enough for releasing me.
“I got a percentage of what I was owed and I wasn’t expecting anything. That wouldn’t have come without the help of the PFA. I’m delighted.”
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