
The
tribunal hearing involving Chelsea and Jose Mourinho and former first-team
doctor Eva Carneiro ended on Monday without any clear indication on whether
the dispute had been resolved.
Carneiro attended the Croydon Employment tribunal for the private hearing
with her husband, polar explorer Jason De Cartaret, while Chelsea chief
executive Bruce Buck and director Marina Granovskaia were also in
attendance.
It was expected that discussions would not last long but after six and a
quarter hours of talks, Carneiro left the building at 3.45pm surrounded by
photographers.
Carneiro is claiming constructive dismissal against Chelsea and has a
separate personal legal action against Mourinho, who left the club in
December, for alleged victimisation and discrimination. She also wants a
public apology from both Chelsea and Mourinho.
Sky Sports News HQ reporter Geraint Hughes, in Croydon, said: "It
turned into a marathon mediation session between the legals teams of
Chelsea, Mourinho and Carneiro.
"The length of discussions leads us to believe that maybe there were signs
for a potential agreement or settlement with a degree of confidentiality."
It is also understood that Carneiro's representatives will not be returning
to Croydon on Tuesday. There was the potential for a second day of
discussions to take place.
The 42-year-old doctor was criticised by Mourinho and dropped from
first-team duties following the 2-2 draw with Swansea on the opening day of
the Premier League season last August.
Carneiro and first-team physio Jon Fearn were publicly rebuked by Mourinho
for going on to the pitch to treat Eden Hazard in the latter stages of the
game at Stamford Bridge.
As a result of the duo's intervention, Chelsea were temporarily down to nine
men, and afterwards Mourinho described Carneiro and Fearn as 'impulsive and
naive'.
Carneiro did not appear on the bench again for first-team duties and later
parted company with the club. Mourinho was cleared of using discriminatory
language towards Carneiro following an investigation by the Football
Association.