Barcelona in a “legal process”

Barcelona sporting director Albert Soler has confirmed the club are in a “legal process” over Gabriel Barbosa’s transfer from Santos to Inter.

Brazil international Gabriel signed a five-year deal with the Serie A club at the end of last month, having been courted by a number of Europe’s major clubs.

Barca signed Neymar from Santos in 2013 and reportedly paid the Brazilian club to have a preferential option on Gabriel and his team-mates Victor Andrade and Giva at that time.

Tuttosport reported this agreement meant the LaLiga champions would have to be informed of any bids made for the players and given three days to respond.

Barcelona resident Josep Maria Bartomeu told RAC this week that Santos did not respect the terms of the agreement and pledged to “defend our interests”.

Alcacer arrived at Camp Nou from Valencia, ending a lengthy pursuit for forward reinforcement in Luis Enrique’s squad.

A number of prospective signings were put off by the prospect of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar restricting their game time but Alcacer is relishing the challenge.

Source: soccerway.com