Bodde row twist

By gvincent gareth vincent gareth.vincent@swwmedia.co.uk

FERRIE Bodde's representatives have accused Swansea City of putting a "ridiculous" price tag on the player after Paulo Sousa accused him of lacking respect.

Sousa marked his first day's training as Swansea manager by hitting out at Bodde after he failed to turn up.

The player's camp have responded by claiming Swansea are being unreasonable in demanding £5million for his services — and have given no assurances over when he will return to Wales.

Bodde looks certain to face a fine of up to two weeks' wages after his no-show on the opening day of pre-season.

But even that sanction seems unlikely to have much impact on a player who appears determined to leave the Liberty Stadium.

"Swansea are using bad words against Ferrie and yet they know exactly why he wasn't at training," a spokesman for Bodde told the Post.

"We made an appointment with the chairman, Huw Jenkins, and we thought he would come over to Holland last weekend.

"We spoke to him about that last Friday but the appointment did not happen and now the chairman is unreachable.

"We wanted to speak with him before Ferrie came back to Swansea but that did not happen. At the moment I cannot say when he will return."