In February 2021, ASM manager Franck Azéma wanted to leave the Auvergne club at the end of the season. Two years before the end of his contract. The Clermont leaders had agreed to release him in return for compensation from his new club. Franck Azéma had refused to sign this termination and the ASM had notified him of a unilateral termination of the CDD citing serious misconduct. When the season resumed, the club prevented him from entering the training center.
Subsequently, Franck Azéma signed up with the Rugby Club Toulonnais in October 2021. But the president of Clermont at the time, Jean-Michel Guillon, demanded severance pay from him of 800,000 euros for damage suffered and unfair execution. of the employment contract.
This Tuesday, the ASM announced that this matter had been settled by mutual agreement. “Nothing opposes the Clermont club and its ex-manager Franck Azéma after the two parties simultaneously withdrew their reciprocal requests. A handshake rather than going to court to put an end to two years of tension, ”announces the Auvergne club in a press release.
And to add: “After months of internal conflicts which had spilled over into the legal field, the two parties have jointly decided to suspend their respective requests. The case which opposed on the industrial tribunal, ASM Clermont Auvergne and its ex-manager Franck Azéma is thus closed. The opportunity for ASM Clermont Auvergne to thank Franck Azéma for his eleven seasons at the club and wish him a good continuation at Usap. His new club since the start of the season.
