Chelsea: Eva Carneiro turned down £1.2M settlement offer

Former Chelsea first-team doctor Eva Carneiro rejected an offer of £1.2 million to settle her claims against both the club and Jose Mourinho prior to her employment tribunal.

Carneiro, who is claiming constructive dismissal against Chelsea, is bringing a separate legal action against Mourinho after suffering alleged victimisation and discrimination prior to leaving Stamford Bridge in September.

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Carneiro was criticised by Mourinho and subsequently dropped from first-team duties after the opening match of the 2015-16 Premier League season, during which she and physio John Fearn went onto the pitch in the waning minutes to treat an injured Eden Hazard.

Hazard, by virtue of being treated, was forced to leave the contest momentarily, which saw Chelsea reduced to nine men for a short period. This, in turn, prompted Mourinho's daft postmatch comments in which he branded Carneiro as "impulsive and naive."

Carneiro left the club shortly after.

She took her claims to the London South Employment Tribunal in Croydon on Monday, with the case expected to be heard over the next 7-10 days. Carneiro's barrister, Mary O'Rourke QC, told the hearing she plans to cross-examine Mourinho; the newly minted boss of Manchester United was not in attendance on the first day of proceedings.

Both Chelsea and Mourinho deny Carneiro, 42, was treated unlawfully during her time with the club, claiming, per ESPN FC, she "indicated a willingness to remain at Chelsea only if her wholly unrealistic and extravagant financial (and other) demands were met."

The club statement claims the demands were as follows:

(i) an increase in her basic salary of more than 40 percent (to £400,000); (ii) a severance payment of one year's salary, should she suffer any harassment or her role be compromised; (iii) an extension of her notice period from three to six months; (iv) the benefit of a "structured, objective and robust" bonus scheme "to properly reward me for my contribution to the club's success"; (v) external independent PR and legal advice to be paid for by Chelsea; (vi) an immediate return to her position on the bench; and (vii) a "substantial payment" in compensation for her distress.

The opening note issued by Carneiro's legal team at the hearing, meanwhile, provides details of her claim. They include: constructive dismissal, unfair dismissal, detriment, direct sex discrimination and sexual harassment against Chelsea, as well as sex discrimination and sexual harassment against Mourinho.