Source: Daily_Mail
Manchester City and United target Paulo Henrique Ganso hits out at Santos
Angry: Paulo Henrique Ganso has failed to agree terms with Santos [LNB]The man Brazil hope will be their next great playmaker has put Manchester United and City on alert with a furious outburst against his club.[LNB] Paulo Henrique Ganso was promised a new contract by Santos when they pulled out the stops to draw up a deal to keep his team-mate Neymar out of Chelsea's clutches in August. [LNB]However, talks were put on hold when he picked up a knee injury and he feels let down by club bosses. [LNB]'Nothing has been resolved, there is no signature on the contract,' said the frustrated 21-year-old. [LNB]'It has been five months and nothing. 'To not be valued by your club is complicated. Talks were closed because Santos stopped coming to me.' [LNB]Neymar, 18, grabbed many of the headlines last year for the sublime eye-catching skills that led to a £25million bid from Chelsea. [LNB]But many in Brazil consider Ganso to be even more valuable because of the way he can orchestrate games by sitting in the hole behind the forward line. [LNB]He has been compared to Zinedine Zidane and is seen as the natural successor to Real Madrid playmaker Kaka in the Brazil team. [LNB] In the money: Neymar signed an improved contract with Santos in the wake of Chelsea's interest [LNB]Neymar's salary was effectively trebled to £40,000 a week with the help of sponsors in August, but Ganso remains tied into a deal till 2015 worth £11,000 a week and with a prohibitively high release clause of almost £42m. [LNB]United's Brazilian scout John Calvert-Toulmin knows all about his talents, while City insisted on first refusal for Ganso as part of the deal which saw Robinho loaned to Santos. [LNB]However, City's option has now expired. Santos have indicated they plan to resume contract talks in the next few weeks, but Ganso bristled when asked about reports from Italy that Inter Milan were interested in him. [LNB]'I am injured and a big European team wants me - the world champion wants to count on me,' he said. [LNB]'Meanwhile, Santos practically doesn't value me. It's almost funny. 'If there was no injury, I can say without a doubt that everything would have been resolved. The new deal would already be settled.[LNB] 'But unfortunately it happened and things have been hard. I'm upset for not be valued by the club to which I devote myself with such pleasure.'[LNB] Lyon had a £12m bid for Ganso rejected in the summer, while AC Milan and Barcelona are also among those who have been linked.[LNB] Nonetheless, the recently capped Brazil international has not given up on resolving his differences with Santos.[LNB] 'I want to grow and I hope Santos can help me to,' he said. 'I am pleased to play for a big club but I want to be valued more.'[LNB] Santos ready to scupper United deal for Ganso after keeping hold of NeymarNeymar has 'zero per cent' chance of joining Chelsea this seasonMANCHESTER CITY FC
