Santos ire over Blues' Neymar approach
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August 14, 2010, Saturday
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SANTOS plan to report Chelsea to soccer's world governing body FIFA for what it claims has been an illegal approach to its teenage striker Neymar, the Brazilian club said on Thursday.
Santos has already turned down two official offers for the 18-year-old, who scored on his Brazil debut in a 2-0 friendly win away to the United States on Tuesday, including one from Chelsea last month for 20 million euros (US$25.64 million).
The Brazilian club said it would only release Neymar for 35 million euros, the cost of rescinding his contract.
"The English club presented us with a formal proposal some time back after having begun direct talks with the player and his representatives," Santos president Luis Alvaro Ribeiro said.
"We refused it and made it clear we had no interest in negotiating the economic rights of this player who is under contract to Santos," he told reporters at the club.
"I found out that the siege continued. That's intolerable in view of the ethics that must govern relations between the clubs of world football," he added in his remarks posted on the club website.
"In accordance with FIFA norms, Santos will defend their interests to prevent this type of attitude contrary to (such) principles."
West Ham United also made a bid for the 15-million euro striker but was rejected as well.
Neymar has scored 14 goals in 19 matches as Santos won the Paulista (Sao Paulo) state championship.
Santos has already turned down two official offers for the 18-year-old, who scored on his Brazil debut in a 2-0 friendly win away to the United States on Tuesday, including one from Chelsea last month for 20 million euros (US$25.64 million).
The Brazilian club said it would only release Neymar for 35 million euros, the cost of rescinding his contract.
"The English club presented us with a formal proposal some time back after having begun direct talks with the player and his representatives," Santos president Luis Alvaro Ribeiro said.
"We refused it and made it clear we had no interest in negotiating the economic rights of this player who is under contract to Santos," he told reporters at the club.
"I found out that the siege continued. That's intolerable in view of the ethics that must govern relations between the clubs of world football," he added in his remarks posted on the club website.
"In accordance with FIFA norms, Santos will defend their interests to prevent this type of attitude contrary to (such) principles."
West Ham United also made a bid for the 15-million euro striker but was rejected as well.
Neymar has scored 14 goals in 19 matches as Santos won the Paulista (Sao Paulo) state championship.
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