 Reyes joined the Gunners in January 2004 |
Atletico Madrid claim Jose Antonio Reyes owes them �1.35m in compensation following his decision to join neighbours Real Madrid on deadline day. Arsenal rejected Atletico's bid for Reyes last week - but the Spanish side say he signed a contract with them.
Atletico's director Jesus Garcia Pitarch told his club's website: "It included a 2m euros (�1.35m) penalty clause in the event he did not join us.
"Now the legal services of the club will intervene to reclaim this money."
Reyes, 23, moved to the Bernabeu in a season-long loan swap for Brazilian forward Julio Baptista that includes an option to make the switch permanent at a later date.
"In the end, the player did not come and I think it is for the best," Pitarch added.
"All the players here have a degree of commitment and that is the most important thing."
"Reyes did not have that. But Maniche, for example, refused other offers to come to Atletico Madrid (from Dinamo Moscow on Wednesday)."
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