Las Palmas striker Sergio Araujo has been given a nine month sentence for refusing to take a breathalyser test.
Araujo was banned from driving for two years in September, following an incident that had occurred in the town of Ingenio.
However, It turns out Araujo may not have to serve any time behind the bars.
According to reports from Spain, the strikers attorney has appealed the sentence.
Las Palmas president Miguel Angel Ramirez spoke to Onda Cero back in September:
“Sergio’s issue is non-sporting related and it will be the courts to determine if he has been negligent and the severity of the offense,” Ramirez said.
“If Araujo is found to have been negligent, we will open disciplinary proceedings for that but we are not going to hang him in the town square.
“We are not going to end our contractual agreement with him, we are not going to throw him out of the club.
“He is a valued member of this team and he knows that besides having to answer as any other citizen to the law, he will also have to be accountable to the club.
“We have internal regulations in the club that will be started.”
Araujo netted five league goals in 30 appearances last season which helped Las Palmas finish 11th in the league.
