29/07/2005
Brazil federation rejects Robinho's move to Real
Santos striker Robinho's move to Real
Madrid has been rejected by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).
"We are informing you that it is impossible for us to send the
International Transfer Certificate for Santos player Robinho," CBF
general secretary Marco Antonio Teixeira wrote in a fax to the Spanish
Football Federation (RFEF).
"Santos will not accept the transfer without full payment of the buy-out
clause in the contract which is legally binding under Brazilian law, and
which is fixed at $50 million."
Last week, nine-times European champions Real deposited a guarantee to
pay $30 million to Santos with the CBF, which equated to 60 percent of
the buy-out clause, in order to buy the club's share of Robinho's rights.
The 21-year-old Brazilian international has reportedly waived the 40
percent to which he was entitled.
"It's what we were expecting," Real's head of media and communications
Antonio Garcia Ferreras told Reuters from Thailand, where the team are
on tour.
"But I'm convinced that the deal will go through and that Robinho will
definitely be included in the squad when we go to pre-season training in
Austria."
Santos have turned down Real's approaches for the youngster, who has a
contract until 2008, insisting that the Spanish side pay the buy-out
clause in full.
ROBINHO CRITICISED
Santos president Marcelo Teixeira has denied there was any verbal
agreement between himself and Robinho that would allow the player to
leave, and criticised the player's refusal to train with the squad.
"Robinho's behaviour since he returned from the Confederations Cup has
been has not been ideal," Teixeira told Spanish sports daily AS.
"It surprised me when he refused to turn up to work. He should show more
affection towards his team mates.
"What he says doesn't correspond with the truth which is something the
player is doing more often now. I never had a verbal agreement with the
player that would allow him to leave.
"There is nothing that allows the buy-out clause to be divided. It is
100 percent if the player leaves unilaterally. If it is by mutual
agreement it is split 60-40. Robinho has been badly advised."
Real return from their tour of the United States and Asia on July 30 and
leave for their pre-season training camp in Austria at the end of next
week.
