Emerson rules out rude Real
Tuesday, 22 June 2004
The agent of Roma midfielder Emerson insists his client has no interest in signing for Real Madrid because they showed him a lack of respect last January.
The Brazilian midfielder looks set to leave the capital club this summer and is desperate to secure a move to Serie A rivals Juventus - now coached by former Roma chief Fabio Capello.
However, Juve are refusing to meet Roma's asking price of €18 million (£12 million) and negotiations have reached an impasse.
Real and Internazionale have both agreed to match Roma's price, but agent Gilmar Veloz says Emerson is not interested in moving to either club because of past comments.
"Seeing that last January they told us that Emerson was not a 'galactico', for us Real Madrid no longer exists," blasted Veloz.
"We are Brazilian, people that don't change their minds.
"For us the opinion that they gave us in January still counts: Emerson is not a 'galactico'."
Speaking about Inter, he continued: "At Inter they have considered for some time that our economic demands are too high, and that they could not guarantee reaching them.
"For us, only one team exists, Juventus."
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