‘Some people have gone too far’: Another turn in strange Gervinho to Al Jazira saga

AS Roma's Gervinho now claims to 'deny all reports' after Italian media said his 'obscene' requests for, among other things, a helicopter and private beach, scuttled his transfer to Al Jazira.

Ivory Coast international Gervinho has played with Roma, Arsenal and Lille, among other clubs. Khaled Desouki / AFP

MILAN // Roma striker Gervinho has hit out at claims he requested a helicopter and a private beach as part of the deal that would take him from the Italian club to Al Jazira.

Gervinho was set to end his two-year spell with the Serie A club and join the Arabian Gulf League side this week on a reported four-year deal worth €13 million (Dh53.1m).

The move reportedly collapsed because of Gervinho's string of demands, which also included accommodation for his family and regular airplane tickets to travel to his native Ivory Coast, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport.

But Gervinho has denied the claims in a message posted on his Twitter account: “I don’t normally comment on transfer rumours but today some people have gone too far.

“I deny all the reports relating to any transfer.”

La Gazzetta reported that Gervinho's "obscene" demands alerted the hierarchy at the Abu Dhabi club to possible future problems with the player, and they are not expected to pursue the deal further.

Gervinho remains on the market but will now be expected to turn up for Roma’s first training camp of the summer at their Trigoria base just outside Rome on July 5.

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