Barcelona can sue Santos over the sale of Gabigol to Inter Milan

  Spanish club says that their “right of first refusal” was disrespected, but Santos claims to have taken “all necessary measures.” The transfer of Brazilian striker Gabigol to Inter Milan may have worsened the already complicated relationship between Santos and Barcelona. The Spanish club claims that an agreement signed in 2013, which gave them a […]
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2016-09-05 21:29:00

 

Spanish club says that their “right of first refusal” was disrespected, but Santos claims to have taken “all necessary measures.”
The transfer of Brazilian striker Gabigol to Inter Milan may have worsened the already complicated relationship between Santos and Barcelona. The Spanish club claims that an agreement signed in 2013, which gave them a first option on the player, was breached. According to Santos, they “consulted Barcelona” and “took all the necessary measures.” In 2013, when Barcelona sealed the signing of Neymar, Santos received €2.9 million from the Catalans for a purchase priority in Gabriel Barbosa, also known as Gabigol. The contract, with a duration of five years, meant that Santos should inform Barcelona in the event of any official proposal for the attacker. Barça would then have three business days to respond. As mentioned in Globo Esporte, the letter in which Santos informed Barcelona about Inter Milan’s proposal was sent on August 29. The player was officially announced as a player of the Italian club on August 30, a day later. When they received the letter, Barcelona responded that the information was insufficient and recommended Santos not to conclude the negotiation. As the transfer window in Italy would end on August 31, Santos closed the deal, and Barcelona are considering whether to sue the Brazilian team.

Spanish club says that their “right of first refusal” was disrespected, but Santos claims to have taken “all necessary measures.”

The transfer of Brazilian striker Gabigol to Inter Milan may have worsened the already complicated relationship between Santos and Barcelona. The Spanish club claims that an agreement signed in 2013, which gave them a first option on the player, was breached. According to Santos, they “consulted Barcelona” and “took all the necessary measures.” In 2013, when Barcelona sealed the signing of Neymar, Santos received €2.9 million from the Catalans for a purchase priority in Gabriel Barbosa, also known as Gabigol. The contract, with a duration of five years, meant that Santos should inform Barcelona in the event of any official proposal for the attacker. Barça would then have three business days to respond. As mentioned in Globo Esporte, the letter in which Santos informed Barcelona about Inter Milan’s proposal was sent on August 29. The player was officially announced as a player of the Italian club on August 30, a day later. When they received the letter, Barcelona responded that the information was insufficient and recommended Santos not to conclude the negotiation. As the transfer window in Italy would end on August 31, Santos closed the deal, and Barcelona are considering whether to sue the Brazilian team.