The dispute between Lecce and Banda will now be resolved in court. As officially announced, the Salento club has initiated legal proceedings aimed at protecting the club's rights and interests against the player and Swilly Club, who allegedly forced the striker to complete the transfer.

Official Statement from Lecce

Lecce Sports Club announced that it has initiated legal proceedings, through club-appointed counsel, to protect the club's rights and interests regarding the actions of Lameck Banda and Swilly Sports Club.

1. Before the competent FIFA tribunal, the club has commenced legal action against Lameck Banda and Swilly Sports Club with the aim of ensuring that the player's unilateral contract termination without just cause is declared invalid. Simultaneously, the club will establish Swilly Sports Club's liability for inducing this termination and demand compensation from both defendants for all damages incurred and to be incurred. The club also requests that appropriate disciplinary sanctions under current FIFA regulations be applied to both the player and Swilly Sports Club.

2. Lecce Sports Club has reported to the relevant authorities that Swilly Sports Club improperly used footage from the player's matches from the previous season in a video published on its social media channel on 21 August 2026, without owning the rights to such content.

3. Lecce Sports Club has initiated proceedings before the Arbitration Committee (the body established by the collective agreement among the Italian Football Federation, Serie A League, and the Italian Players' Association) to establish that the player failed to fulfill his contractual obligations, thereby enabling the club to suspend salary payments from 1 July 2026 and to apply economic disciplinary sanctions in accordance with the same collective agreement.

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