Eva Carneiro on the Chelsea bench with Jose Mourinho
Football - Chelsea v Fiorentina - International Champions Cup Pre Season Friendly Tournament - Stamford Bridge - 5/8/15 (From L-R) Chelsea assistant manager Rui Faria, manager Jose Mourinho, assistant manager's Steve Holland and Silvino Louro, goalkeeping coach Christophe Lollichon and first team doctor Eva Carneiro Reuters / Andrew Couldridge

Former Chelsea first-team doctor Eva Carneiro is all set to drag the club to court after it talks failed between the two parties over compensation, the Telegraph has reported.

Carneiro left the club in acrimonious circumstances last month after she was publicly criticised for rushing on to the field, along with physio Jon Fearn, to treat an injured Eden Hazard on the pitch in the dying minutes of the game against Swansea on the opening day of the season. The pair were then subsequently demoted from the bench. Fearn has since resumed duty at the club but Carneiro went on leave from the time of the incident, until she finally decided to quit.

Mourinho called her ‘naive’ after the pair rushed to treat Hazard, leaving Chelsea with only nine men on the field at the time, after having already had a player sent off. The Portuguese has since been heavily criticized for interfering in medical matters.

He was also accused of using sexist abuse at Carneiro at the time, but was cleared by the F.A later, although Carneiro claims not to have been given a chance to speak during the course of the investigation. Even Mourinho himself was not called in as witness in the investigation, it is alleged.

The London club and Carneiro have since failed to agree on a compensation after she quit the club last month, and the case will now go on to an employment tribunal, which could be embarrassing for Chelsea as it would be held in public. Carneiro is suing the club for both loss of earnings as well as compensation after being criticised in public by Mourinho in his post match press conference. She had time until next week to file a constructive dismissal claim against Chelsea and has now done so, with legal papers having already been served to the club.

Carneiro joined Chelsea back in 2009 as the first-team doctor and has previously worked for West Ham United and the English national women’s football team.

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