Iker Casillas demands 3.7 million euros from Porto due to the consequences of a heart attack

World football champion in the Spanish national team Iker Casillas demands 3.7 million euros from the Porto football club as compensation for disability and health consequences due to a heart attack, reports As.

Casillas, who was playing for Porto at the time, suffered a heart attack in May 2019 during the team’s training and recovered by July. In August 2020, the goalkeeper announced his retirement at the age of 39, having not played a single match in his final season.

According to the source, Casillas said seven years later that the cause of the heart attack was overexertion. He was then paid 1.5 million euros by the insurance company, while Porto claim that he was paid his full salary for the duration of his sick leave.

“I go to the gym, play padel, but I can’t run, I can only run 20 or 50 meters. I can’t do anything else,” Casillas said during the meeting.

The court will have to decide on the footballer's right to receive permanent disability benefits in the amount of 2.5 million euros - 70% of his contract salary in the final season.