Gudmundsson can ‘move forward’ as found innocent of sexual misconduct | OneFootball

Fiorentina forward Albert Gudmundsson, who is on loan from Genoa, was today cleared of sexual misconduct charges by a court in Reykjavik. ‘I can now move forward with my life.’

The incident in question occurred in the summer of 2023 at a nightclub in the Capital of Iceland.

The case had already been dropped once before, but the accuser lodged an appeal to go ahead with a trial.

She was asking for 3 million ISK in damages and resulted in him being dropped for some games by Iceland.

That was held this week and Gudmundsson confirmed with a message via Instagram Stories that the verdict had come in.

Gudmundsson shares innocent verdict

“Innocent! That is the clear conclusion of the District Court of Reykjavik in a judgment rendered today. Whilst at all times confident of a positive outcome of the case, the judgment comes with some relief.

“It’s been a tough year, honestly, and not easy to deal with mentally, but I have learned that my family and friends are everything to me, and I will be forever grateful to them.

“Lastly, I would like to express that I will never endorse any form of violence. As a father of two children, including a young daughter, and having three younger sisters, I sincerely hope that this case will not cause any harm to other women who are genuine victims of violence.

“I can now move forward with my life and concentrate on what I do best.

“One love, Albert.”

With this case hanging over him, Fiorentina had a clause written into the loan deal from Genoa, which is worth €8m with an option to buy that becomes an obligation under certain circumstances for €17m plus €3m in add-ons.

Gudmundsson scored three goals in four competitive appearances for the Viola between Serie A and the Conference League.

The 27-year-old player has 37 senior caps for Iceland, with 10 goals.