The Serie A giants were keen to sign the attacking
midfielder, but his current club have decided not to sell to the Rossoneri
following perceived underhand tactics
CSKA Moscow president Yevgeni Giner has hit out at AC
Milan over their attempts to lure Keisuke Honda away from his current club this
summer.
The San Siro side have long been trying to sign the Japan
international as they aim to add some more creativity to their squad, but CSKA
have made it clear they have no intention to sell Honda to Milan following
their "disrespectful" behaviour in the past few months.
"I'm tired of all the Honda speculations. We have
been waiting for Milan to understand the situation and stop it, but it didn't
happen. Honda is not going to be sold to Milan, not for €5 million, not for
€10m, full stop," Giner told bobsoccer.ru.
"CSKA are sometimes willing to sell players to
Europe, but there are ethical norms of negotiations. We will never tolerate
disrespectful behaviour.
"For example, Milan got in touch with Honda in the
beginning of 2013 when they had no right to do so. We told the Italian agents
that we are open to normal negotiations, but if they think that we will crack a
few months before the contract ends, then they are wrong.
"And then on July 1, Milan offered us to exchange
Honda for a reserve player. What do you think our reaction was? Later they
tried to get Honda in some very unusual ways. We could reach an agreement if
Milan behaved decently. But they tried to threaten us and provoke a conflict
between Honda and CSKA.
"Honda knows what's going on, and he doesn't have
any questions. It is well known that CSKA are willing to honour the wishes of
players, and the Vagner Love deal to China proves that. But our club must be
treated with respect."
Honda, 27, has a contract with CSKA until December 2013.
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