LISBON Portugal. June 5: Hie president of league champions F© I’urto said Mon-day .. he would opixrse Arset tai s efforts to woo Porto trainer Bobby Robson to the- London club with a reported 2 million pound (dlrs 3.2 million), five-year deal, reports AP.

Following media reports thai the former English national coach could sign a contract with Arsenal as early as this week. Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa said Porto were con< sidering lodging a complaint with sqccer regulating bodies UEFA and FIFA against Arsenal for allegedly "pressuring1 the, trainer.

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valid votin' act with Bobby Robson I'itiiri du Costa said on TSF radio. On our part there is no intention to free the coach for hint to go any place at all."

Tin sorry that Arsenal. a club of great tradition and knowing that the trainer has a contract, is trying to force him. to pressure him. not only not to keep his word but also not (to respect) what he has signed." Ite said.

We are thinking about lodging a complaint with UEFA and FIFA about the way Arsenal Is proceeding. Pinto da Costa said.

Portuguese media carried front page stories Monday saying Robson was Itching to return home and train Arsenal.

Britain s weekly Sunday

Mirror, in an article written by Robson's biographer and friend Bob Harris, reported that Robson was anxious to start" at Arsenal.

It said the 62-year-old had a clause in his contract with FC Porto that would allow him to return to England if he received an offer to train one of Britain's big clubs and accepted it by June 30.

The paper also said Pinto da Costa had promised verbally not to oppose Robson s return.

Arsenal's vice chairman David Dein was expected to fly to Portugal this week but Pinto da Costa said he had no knowledge of any planned visit.

Porto outpaced Sporting and Benfica to clinch the league championship with a seven-point advantage.