Muricy Ramalho confident that Porto target Ganso will not leave Santos yet

The Brazilian coach is hopeful that the highly-rated playmaker will not move clubs before the transfer window ends despite interest from the Europa League holders in his services

31 Jan 2012 00:36:50

By Luis Mira

More On :  , Porto, Muricy Ramalho, Ganso
Paulo Henrique Ganso - Santos (Leandro Amaral/Santos FC)
Leandro Amaral/Santos FC
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Santos coach Muricy Ramalho is confident that Ganso will not leave the club in January.

The 22-year-old was the subject of an €8 million bid from Porto last week which was immediately rejected by the Brazilian club's president Luis Alvaro Ribeiro, who labelled it "comical".

A representative of Ganso gave a strong indication that the midfielder was ready for a new challenge on Saturday, but Ramalho is hopeful that the Brazil international is going nowhere.

"I have been told that when a good offer comes, Santos will open negotiations, but Ganso is a player good enough to be in a World Cup," he told a news conference.

"It has to be a good offer. From my experience, I think he will not leave Santos now.

"He wants to show his talent to return to the Brazil national team."

Ganso has a €50m release clause attached to his contract with his current club, which runs out in 2015.

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